Food and Feeding Habits Summary Tenualosa ilisha
 
Main Ref. Moula, G., 1992
Fish stage adults Mean length 36.00 SL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Bangladesh Locality Major river systems, estuarine and marine environments.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Tenualosa ilisha
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.19 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
36.28 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris incl. sand
15.36 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others diatoms
42.06 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others Spirogyra Spirogyra, Ulothrix
1.22 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others protozoans protozoans
1.89 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods adults Diaptomus Diaptomus, Keratella)
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