Food items reported for Oreochromis macrochir
n = 22
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris unidentified (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Vascular plant fragments Zambia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Synechococcus Rwanda juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Synechocystis Rwanda juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Merismopedia Rwanda juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Microcystis Rwanda juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Lyngbya Rwanda juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Oscillatoria Rwanda juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Spirulina Rwanda juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae unidentified (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms unidentified Zimbabwe juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Unidentified Zimbabwe recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton green algae Keratococcus Rwanda juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Tetraedron Rwanda juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Cosmarium Rwanda juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Unidentified Zimbabwe juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Filamentous green algae Zimbabwe recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton Trachelomonas Rwanda juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods Unidentified Zambia juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Unidentified Zimbabwe adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans unidentified South Africa juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Unidentified Zimbabwe recruits/juv.
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