Ecological Archives E083-038-A1

D. Albrey Arrington, Kirk O. Winemiller, William F. Loftus, and Senol Akin. 2002. How often do fishes "run on empty"? Ecology 83:2145-2151.

Appendix A. Taxonomic classification, geographic location, diel feeding behavior, sample size, and observed percentage of empty stomachs for each of 254 species of fishes.

Order

Family

Species

Collection location

Diel feeding behavior

Trophic category

Number of individuals analyzed

Percentage with empty stomachs

Osteoglossiformes

Mormyridae

Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus

Africa

Nocturnal

Invertivore

37

10.81%

Osteoglossiformes

Mormyridae

Marcusenius macrolepidotus

Africa

Nocturnal

Invertivore

83

16.87%

Osteoglossiformes

Mormyridae

Mormyrus lacerda

Africa

Nocturnal

Invertivore

46

4.35%

Osteoglossiformes

Mormyridae

Petrocephalus catostoma

Africa

Nocturnal

Invertivore

11

0.00%

Osteoglossiformes

Mormyridae

Pollimyrus castelnaui

Africa

Nocturnal

Invertivore

47

0.00%

Cypriniformes

Cyprinidae

Barbus annectens

Africa

Diurnal

Omnivore

17

0.00%

Cypriniformes

Cyprinidae

Barbus paludinosus

Africa

Diurnal

Invertivore

60

8.33%

Cypriniformes

Cyprinidae

Barbus poechii

Africa

Diurnal

Omnivore

51

3.92%

Cypriniformes

Cyprinidae

Labeo lunatus

Africa

Diurnal

Algiv./Detritiv.

19

21.05%

Characiformes

Alestiidae

Brycinus lateralis

Africa

Diurnal

Omnivore

19

0.00%

Characiformes

Hepsetidae

Hepsetus odoe

Africa

Diurnal

Piscivore

194

56.19%

Siluriformes

Clariidae

Clarias gariepinus

Africa

Nocturnal

Piscivore

59

64.41%

Siluriformes

Clariidae

Clarias ngamensis

Africa

Nocturnal

Piscivore

48

41.67%

Siluriformes

Clariidae

Clarias theodorae

Africa

Nocturnal

Piscivore

19

10.53%

Siluriformes

Mochokidae

Synodontis leopardinus

Africa

Nocturnal

Invertivore

62

29.03%

Siluriformes

Mochokidae

Synodontis macrostigma

Africa

Nocturnal

Invertivore

28

21.43%

Siluriformes

Mochokidae

Synodontis nigromaculatus

Africa

Nocturnal

Invertivore

24

0.00%

Siluriformes

Mochokidae

Synodontis woosnami

Africa

Nocturnal

Invertivore

82

8.54%

Siluriformes

Schilbeidae

Schilbe mystus

Africa

Nocturnal

Piscivore

399

40.35%

Cyprinodontiformes

Poeciliidae

Aplocheilichthys johnstoni

Africa

Diurnal

Invertivore

65

1.54%

Synbranchiformes

Mastacembelidae

Caecomastacembelus frenatus

Africa

Nocturnal

Invertivore

10

40.00%

Perciformes

Cichlidae

Hemichromis fasciatus

Africa

Diurnal

Piscivore

20

65.00%

Perciformes

Cichlidae

Oreochromis andersonii

Africa

Diurnal

Algiv./Detritiv.

20

0.00%

Perciformes

Cichlidae

Oreochromis macrochir

Africa

Diurnal

Invertivore

42

9.52%

Perciformes

Cichlidae

Pharyngochromis darlingi

Africa

Diurnal

Invertivore

28

0.00%

Perciformes

Cichlidae

Pseudocrenilabrus philander

Africa

Diurnal

Invertivore

48

0.00%

Perciformes

Cichlidae

Sargochromis carlottae

Africa

Diurnal

Invertivore

35

5.71%

Perciformes

Cichlidae

Sargochromis codringtonii

Africa

Diurnal

Invertivore

119

10.92%

Perciformes

Cichlidae

Sargochromis giardi

Africa

Diurnal

Invertivore

101

50.50%

Perciformes

Cichlidae

Serranochromis altus

Africa

Diurnal

Piscivore

104

77.88%

Perciformes

Cichlidae

Serranochromis angusticeps

Africa

Diurnal

Piscivore

223

78.92%

Perciformes

Cichlidae

Serranochromis macrocephalus

Africa

Diurnal

Piscivore

267

70.79%

Perciformes

Cichlidae

Serranochromis robustus

Africa

Diurnal

Piscivore

181

58.01%

Perciformes

Cichlidae

Tilapia rendalli

Africa

Diurnal

Algiv./Detritiv.

86

9.30%

Perciformes

Cichlidae

Tilapia sparrmani

Africa

Diurnal

Algiv./Detritiv.

92

4.35%

Clupeiformes

Clupeidae

Pellona castelnaeana

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

20

35.00%

Characiformes

Alestiidae

Hydrocynus vittatus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

319

55.80%

Characiformes

Anostomidae

Leporinus friderici

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

65

3.08%

Characiformes

Anostomidae

Schizodon isognathus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

92

1.09%

Characiformes

Characidae

Acestrorhynchus heterolepis

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

11

72.73%

Characiformes

Characidae

Acestrorhynchus minimus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

35

45.71%

Characiformes

Characidae

Aphyocharax erythrurus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

273

2.56%

Characiformes

Characidae

Astyanax bimaculatus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

390

1.79%

Characiformes

Characidae

Astyanax fasciatus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

549

1.46%

Characiformes

Characidae

Astyanax metae

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

182

1.10%

Characiformes

Characidae

Brycon guatemalensis

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

115

2.61%

Characiformes

Characidae

Brycon sp.

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

18

0.00%

Characiformes

Characidae

Bryconamericus beta

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

460

0.65%

Characiformes

Characidae

Bryconops giacopinii

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

110

0.91%

Characiformes

Characidae

Catoprion mento

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

23

8.70%

Characiformes

Characidae

Characidium sp.

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

17

0.00%

Characiformes

Characidae

Characidium sp. 1

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

183

6.01%

Characiformes

Characidae

Characidium sp. 2

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

27

14.81%

Characiformes

Characidae

Characidium sp. J

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

68

19.12%

Characiformes

Characidae

Charax condei

Central/South America

Nocturnal

Invertivore

75

36.00%

Characiformes

Characidae

Charax gibbosus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

295

26.78%

Characiformes

Characidae

Cheirodon pulcher

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

345

2.03%

Characiformes

Characidae

Cheirodontops geayi

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

94

6.38%

Characiformes

Characidae

Corynopoma riisei

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

243

0.41%

Characiformes

Characidae

Creagrutus sp.

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

317

0.95%

Characiformes

Characidae

Ctenobrycon spilurus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

384

1.56%

Characiformes

Characidae

Ephippicharax orbicularis

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

13

0.00%

Characiformes

Characidae

Gephyrocharax valencia

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

295

2.37%

Characiformes

Characidae

Gnathocharax steindachneri

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

33

3.03%

Characiformes

Characidae

Hemigrammus analis

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

189

10.05%

Characiformes

Characidae

Hemigrammus barrigonae

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

213

7.04%

Characiformes

Characidae

Hemigrammus bellottii

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

174

12.07%

Characiformes

Characidae

Hemigrammus micropterus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

217

2.30%

Characiformes

Characidae

Hemigrammus microstomus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

210

2.86%

Characiformes

Characidae

Hemigrammus rhodostomus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

107

7.48%

Characiformes

Characidae

Hemigrammus sp. arriba

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

136

5.15%

Characiformes

Characidae

Hemigrammus sp. scissortail

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

55

9.09%

Characiformes

Characidae

Hemigrammus stictus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

208

4.81%

Characiformes

Characidae

Hemigrammus vorderwinkleri

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

117

11.11%

Characiformes

Characidae

Heterocharax macrolepis

Central/South America

Nocturnal

Invertivore

113

9.73%

Characiformes

Characidae

Hyphessobrycon metae

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

56

28.57%

Characiformes

Characidae

Hyphessobrycon sweglesi

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

30

0.00%

Characiformes

Characidae

Iguanodectes spilurus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

27

0.00%

Characiformes

Characidae

Jupiaba abramoides

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

35

0.00%

Characiformes

Characidae

Markiana geayi

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

264

3.79%

Characiformes

Characidae

Metynnis hypsauchen

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

239

0.00%

Characiformes

Characidae

Moenkhausia copei

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

165

19.39%

Characiformes

Characidae

Moenkhausia lepidura

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

31

6.45%

Characiformes

Characidae

Myleus rubripinnis

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

16

0.00%

Characiformes

Characidae

Parapristella georgiae

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

208

36.54%

Characiformes

Characidae

Pristobrycon sp.

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

62

0.00%

Characiformes

Characidae

Pristobrycon striolatus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

12

8.33%

Characiformes

Characidae

Pygocentrus cariba

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

204

1.96%

Characiformes

Characidae

Pygopristis denticulatus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

79

0.00%

Characiformes

Characidae

Roeboides dayi

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

753

9.16%

Characiformes

Characidae

Roeboides guatemalensis

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

21

9.52%

Characiformes

Characidae

Serrabrycon magoi

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

150

22.00%

Characiformes

Characidae

Serrasalmus irritans

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

73

1.37%

Characiformes

Characidae

Serrasalmus manueli

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

301

18.60%

Characiformes

Characidae

Serrasalmus rhombeus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

75

2.67%

Characiformes

Characidae

Tetragonopterus argenteus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

133

0.75%

Characiformes

Characidae

Triportheus sp. black-tail

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

54

0.00%

Characiformes

Characidae

Triportheus sp. red-tail

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

125

0.80%

Characiformes

Characidae

Xenagoniates bondi

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

13

7.69%

Characiformes

Ctenoluciidae

Boulengerella cuvieri

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

34

79.41%

Characiformes

Ctenoluciidae

Boulengerella lucius

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

22

63.64%

Characiformes

Curimatidae

Curimata cyprinoides

Central/South America

Diurnal

Algiv./Detritiv.

11

9.09%

Characiformes

Curimatidae

Curimatopsis evelynae

Central/South America

Diurnal

Algiv./Detritiv.

149

2.01%

Characiformes

Curimatidae

Cyphocharax spilurus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Algiv./Detritiv.

255

3.14%

Characiformes

Curimatidae

Prochilodus mariae

Central/South America

Diurnal

Algiv./Detritiv.

88

37.50%

Characiformes

Curimatidae

Steindachnerina argentea

Central/South America

Diurnal

Algiv./Detritiv.

97

2.06%

Characiformes

Cynodontidae

Hydrolycus armatus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

38

55.26%

Characiformes

Erythrinidae

Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

116

31.03%

Characiformes

Erythrinidae

Hoplias malabaricus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Piscivore

646

35.91%

Characiformes

Gasteropelecidae

Thoracocharax stellatus

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

216

9.26%

Characiformes

Lebiasinidae

Copella metae

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

31

0.00%

Characiformes

Lebiasinidae

Lebiasina erythrinoides

Central/South America

Diurnal

Omnivore

283

0.35%

Characiformes

Lebiasinidae

Pyrrhulina lugubris

Central/South America

Diurnal

Invertivore

350

12.00%

Siluriformes

Ageneiosidae

Ageneiosus brevifilis

Central/South America

Nocturnal

Piscivore

17

23.53%

Siluriformes

Aspredinidae

Bunocephalus sp.

Central/South America

Nocturnal

Invertivore

299

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