Food and Feeding Habits Summary Mormyrops anguilloides
 
Main Ref. Kouamélan, P.E., G.G. Teugels, G. Gourène, D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde and F. Ollevier, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length NG
Sample size 19 Percent empty
Country Ivory coast Locality Bia River
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Mormyrops anguilloides
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
10.40 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
3.32 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Odonata 2.36% Odonata, 0.92% Ephemeroptera, 0.03% Diptera
86.28 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults Cichlidae 46.83% Cichlidae, 2.6% Characidae, 36.85% other fishes
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