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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chindongo elongatus
 
Main Ref. Reinthal, P.N., 1990
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 5.00 SL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality Lake Malawi
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chindongo elongatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
43.10 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Cladophora Cladophora 7 traces of Chlorella, Oedogonium, Scenedesmus, Staurastrum
4.60 % plants phytoplankton blue-green algae n.a./others Stephanodiscus Stephanodiscus
5.90 % plants phytoplankton blue-green algae n.a./others Oscillatoria thick Oscillatoria
35.40 % plants phytoplankton blue-green algae n.a./others Calothrix Calothrix & traces of Oscillatoria, Lyngbya
2.30 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Melosira Melosira
8.70 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Rhopolodia Rhopolodia & traces of Cocconeis, Diploneis, Cymbella, Epithemia, Fragillaria, Gomphocymbella, Gomphonema, Navicula, Navicula epiphyticoides, N. spiculum
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