Table 1 Summary data on terapontid morphology and diet used in study
Species | n | SL (mm) | IL (mm) | RIL (SL/IL) Range | % Animal prey | Trophic classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amniataba caudavittatus | 12 (14) | 93.9 ± 27.8 | 85.4 ± 30.6 | 0.7–0.9 | 93 | Invertivore |
Amniataba percoides | 28 (48) | 110.5 ± 6.8 | 112.8 ± 15.0 | 0.8–1.2 | 44.2 | Omnivore |
Bidyanus welchi | 9 (10) | 204.1 ± 25.8 | 347.2 ± 36.8 | 1.6–2.2 | 70 | Generalist carnivore |
Hannia greenwayi | 10 (19) | 81.2 ± 25.7 | 74.0 ± 39.8 | 0.6–1.2 | 76.8 | Invertivore |
Helotes sexlineatus | 36 (36) | 123.4 ± 26.6 | 177.3 ± 23.2 | 1.3–1.7 | 22 | Herbivore |
Hephaestus fuliginosus | 20 (42) | 266.9 ± 23.1 | 556.3 ± 143.5 | 1.6–3.5 | 32.8 | Omnivore |
Hephaestus carbo | 25 (27) | 129.2 ± 13.6 | 126.7 ± 23.0 | 0.8–1.1 | 98.6 | Invertivore |
Hephaestus epirrhinos | 3 (3) | 223.7 ± 44.7 | 303.0 ± 93.3 | 1.2–1.5 | 80.4 | Generalist carnivore |
Hephaestus jenkinsi | 22 (33) | 195.9 ± 30.3 | 415.7 ± 83.2 | 1.5–2.8 | 45.1 | Omnivore |
Hephaestus transmontanus | 20 (20) | 76.8 ± 4.17 | 51.65 ± 5.18 | 0.6–0.8 | 99.6 | Invertivore |
Hephaestus tulliensis | 14 (15) | 171.5 ± 24.6 | 439.6 ± 90.5 | 1.7–3.0 | 23.3 | Omnivore |
Leiopotherapon aheneus | 18 (25) | 50.7 ± 9.7 | 96.3 ± 39.0 | 1.2–3.1 | 31.9 | Herbivore |
Leiopotherapon unicolor | 30 (70) | 136.8 ± 15.1 | 122.6 ± 20.1 | 0.8–1.2 | 91.1 | Generalist carnivore |
Mesopristes argenteus | 13 (13) | 156.7 ± 33.6 | 188.2 ± 63.8 | 0.9–1.4 | 96.2 | Generalist carnivore |
Pelates quadrilineatus | 7 (7) | 112.7 ± 17.0 | 106.6 ± 15.7 | 0.9–1.02 | 99.2 | Generalist carnivore |
Pelates sexlineatus | 16 (16) | 94.9 ± 15.2 | 85.1 ± 17.5 | 0.8–1.0 | 98.1 | Generalist carnivore |
Pelsartia humeralis | 2 (2) | 153.5 ± 7.78 | 142 ± 9.9 | 0.9–0.9 | 96 | Generalist carnivore |
Pingalla gilberti | 29 (35) | 67.5 ± 16.2 | 117.0 ± 30.2 | 1.2–2.3 | 17.4 | Detritivore-algivore |
Pingalla lorentzi | 12 (12) | 67.1 ± 18.7 | 122.5 ± 42.6 | 1.5–2.0 | 34 | Detritivore-algivore |
Scortum ogilbyi | 17 (25) | 275.0 ± 32.8 | 1297.6 ± 296.4 | 3.7–7.1 | 8 | Herbivore |
Scortum parviceps | 28 (31) | 264.0 ± 13.8 | 1427.8 ± 248.1 | 3.6–7.6 | 3 | Herbivore |
Syncomistes butleri | 18 (21) | 200.0 ± 18.9 | 786.5 ± 191.0 | 3.1–5.6 | 0.2 | Detritivore-algivore |
Syncomistes rastellus | 12 (13) | 108.4 ± 38.6 | 415.4 ± 294.1 | 3.0–6.4 | 7.7 | Detritivore-algivore |
Syncomistes trigonicus | 23 (26) | 71.9 ± 16.3 | 232.2 ± 123.9 | 3.0–5.3 | 2.7 | Detritivore-algivore |
Terapon jarbua | 26 (20) | 106.0 ± 29.4 | 111.4 ± 22.7 | 0.9–1.2 | 99 | Generalist carnivore |
Terapon puta | 6 (6) | 131.2 ± 35.5 | 125.7 ± 37.6 | 0.9–1.0 | 96.4 | Generalist carnivore |
Terapon theraps | 8 (8) | 148.9 ± 14.1 | 144.8 ± 20.2 | 0.9–1.1 | 99.9 | Generalist carnivore |
Variichthys lacustris | 11 (11) | 150.4 ± 34.8 | 141.1 ± 82.0 | 0.7–1.1 | 47 | Omnivore |