Food items reported for Colossoma macropomum
n = 19
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris unidentified Brazil juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Curimatus Brazil juv./adults
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish fish scales Brazil adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. Insects Terrestrial Invertebrates Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Lemna spp. Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants periphyton unidentified Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Hevea spruceana Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Astrocaryum jauary Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Echinochloa polystachya Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Oryza spp. Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Paspalum spp. Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Hevea spruceana Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants unidentified Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified insects Brazil adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates eggs Brazil adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates aquatic inverterbates Brazil adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Perizoon Brazil juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unidentified Brazil recruits/juv.
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unidentified zooplankton Brazil adults

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