Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pseudotropheus elegans
 
Main Ref. Ribbink, A.J., B.A. Marsh, A.C. Marsh, A.C. Ribbink and B.J. Sharp, 1983
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 7.00 SL
Sample size 58 Percent empty
Country Malawi Locality Nkudzi
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pseudotropheus elegans
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
78.00 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults benth. invertebrates
12.00 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others phytoplankton
6.00 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others plank. invertebrates
4.00 % plants other plants periphyton n.a./others periphyton
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