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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chrysichthys auratus
 
Main Ref. Nwadiaro, C. and P. Okorie, 1987
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 16.50 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Nigeria Locality Oguta Lake, 1983
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chrysichthys auratus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.42 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
13.18 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
0.22 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others fish scales fish scales
2.18 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
28.87 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
0.54 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
45.10 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae chaoborid 16.7% Chironomid larva, 20.5% chaoborid larva, 1.2% Trichoptera larva, 0.8% Odonata nymph, 2.2% Ephemeroptera nymph
2.83 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Nematoda Nematoda
5.66 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
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