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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Petrocephalus bovei
 
Main Ref. Whitehead, V., 1969
Fish stage adults Mean length 12.30 TL
Sample size 11 Percent empty
Country Ghana Locality Volta Lake.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Petrocephalus bovei
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
96.50 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomidae, Caddsifly, Povilla, Dragonfly
2.50 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults benth. invertebrates
1.00 % others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects juv./adults Araneae Araneae
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