Food and Feeding Habits Summary Danio rerio
 
Main Ref. Spence, R., M.K. Fatema, S. Ellis, Z.F. Ahmed and C. Smitz, 2007
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 3.70 SL
Sample size 25 Percent empty
Country Bangladesh Locality 1995
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Danio rerio
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.30 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Algae Algae 4.4
42.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Cladocera Cladocera 35.8
6.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Hymenoptera Hymenoptera 5.0
21.70 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects Unidentified insects 18.2
6.30 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs Invertebrate eggs Invertebrate eggs 5.3
15.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults Ostracoda Ostracoda 12.8
2.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda Copepoda 1.9
0.40 % plants other plants terrestrial plants leaves/blades plants vascular plants 0.4
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