Food and Feeding Habits: Diet Composition Etroplus suratensis
n = 8
Main Food Percent
Trophic Level
(y)
Predator Life Stage Country Locality Ref.
plants 88 2.0 adults Sri Lanka inland reservoirs, southwestern coast, 1980-1981 13535
plants 100 2.0 adults Sri Lanka Koggala Lagoon, southwestern coast, 1980-1981 13535
zoobenthos 85 4.0 adults Sri Lanka Koggala Lagoon, southwestern coast, 1980-1981 13535
zoobenthos 76 3.8 recruits/juv. Sri Lanka Koggala Lagoon, southwestern coast, 1980-1981 13535
plants 73 2.0 recruits/juv. Sri Lanka Udawalawe reservoir, February 1999 55376
plants 93 2.1 recruits/juv. Sri Lanka Udawalawe reservoir, February 1999 55376
plants 43 2.2 recruits/juv. Sri Lanka Minneriya reservoir, August 1998-August 2000 59235
plants 63 2.1 recruits/juv. Sri Lanka Minneriya reservoir, August 1998-August 2000 59235
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