Food and Feeding Habits Summary Callinectes ornatus
 
Main Ref. Mantelatto, F.L.M. and R.A. Christofoletti, 2001
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 4.10 CW
Sample size 115 Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Ubatuba Bay
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Callinectes ornatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.47 % others others n.a./others juv./adults Foraminifera 0.4% foraminiferans.
4.98 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta 4.2% polychaetes.
36.02 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others material 30.4% digested material (unrecognizable tissue, amorphous particles, plant and animal fragments, inidentifiable organic material).
28.55 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea 24.1% crustaceans (shrimps, crabs, isopods).
1.18 % zoobenthos other benth. Invertebrates n.a./other benth. Invertebrates juv./adults Bryozoa 1% bryozoans.
9.24 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults Echinodermata 7.8% echinoderms(brittle stars, sea urchins).
3.20 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults Pisces 2.7% fishes.
11.26 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Mollusca 9.5% molluscs (gastropods, cephalopods, bivalves).
0.83 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Cnidaria 0.7% cnidarians (hydrozoan polyps, coral tubes).
4.27 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Plantae 3.6% plants (vascular materials, algae).
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