Food items reported for Esomus thermoicos
n = 16
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Merismopedia Sri Lanka juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Microcystis Sri Lanka juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Anabaena Sri Lanka juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Anabaenopsis Sri Lanka juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Lyngbya Sri Lanka juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms diatoms Sri Lanka juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Synedra Sri Lanka juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Melosira Sri Lanka juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Cosmarium Sri Lanka juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Staurastrum Sri Lanka juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Pediastrum Sri Lanka juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Scenedesmus Sri Lanka juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Mougeotia Sri Lanka juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unspecified crustaceans Sri Lanka juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects larvae of unspecified insects Sri Lanka juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unspecified small worms Sri Lanka juv./adults
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