Table 1. Natural food of
different life stages of the Indian white prawn, Fenneropenaeus indicus |
|
Type of food |
Life stage/ Size class |
|
Nauplius |
Zoea |
Mysis |
Postlarvae |
Juvenile |
Adult |
Yolk |
endogenous4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Algae |
|
phytoplankton3,5 |
phytoplankton3 |
phytoplankton3,6 |
|
Yes7 |
Detritus |
|
|
|
|
Yes8 |
Yes High7 |
Zooplankton |
|
zooplankton5 |
zooplankton3,4 |
zooplankton3,4 |
|
|
Crustaceans |
|
|
|
|
Yes9,10 |
Yes7,12 |
Fish |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plant |
|
|
|
|
25�521,911 |
|
Bivalves |
|
|
|
|
56�891 |
Yes7 |
Gastropods |
|
|
|
|
44�831 |
|
Amphipods |
|
|
|
|
16�711 |
|
Polychaetes |
|
|
|
|
4�291 |
Yes7 |
Foraminiferans |
|
|
|
|
20�441 |
|
Diatoms |
|
Yes2 |
Yes2 |
|
4�231 |
|
1. Angsupanich, Chiayvareesajja and Chandumpai
(1999) |
|
|
|
2. Preston, et
al. (1992) (F. merguiensis) |
|
|
|
|
3. Kumlu (1997) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4. Rothlisberg
(1998) |
|
|
|
|
|
5. Emmerson
(1984) |
|
|
|
|
|
6. Khan,
Aravindan and Kalavati (2001) (microalgal cells) |
|
|
|
7. Zarshenas,
Emadi and Seraji (2002) |
|
|
|
|
8. Panikkar (1952) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9.
Gopalakrishnan (1952) |
|
|
|
|
|
10. Hall (1962) |
|
|
|
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|
|
11. The vegetable matter included diatoms like Coscinodiscus,
Pleurosigma, Rhizosolenia, the planktonic alga Trichodesmium and cuttings of
seaweeds |
12. The crustaceans included copepods, ostracods, amphipods,
tiny decapods (penaeids) and their larval stages and brachyurans |
|
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|
|
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