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 |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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3.01 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | benth. copepods | juv./adults | benth. copepods | |
15.06 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | n.a./others | benthic algae/weeds | |
1.35 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | n.a./others | fish | fish bones and scales |
2.28 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | cladocerans | recruits/juv. | cladocerans | |
23.05 % | detritus | detritus | debris | n.a./others | debris | |
0.21 % | zooplankton | fish (early stages) | fish eggs/larvae | eggs | fish eggs | |
45.89 % | zoobenthos | insects | insects | larvae | Chaoborid | 21.2% Chaoborid larva, 3% Trichoptera larva, 1.5% Odonata nymph, 2% Ephemeroptera nymph |
1.66 % | zoobenthos | worms | non-annelids | juv./adults | Nematoda | Nematoda |
7.48 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | ostracods | juv./adults | ostracods |