Food and Feeding Habits Summary Etroplus suratensis
 
Main Ref. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2003
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 4.50 TL
Sample size 51 Percent empty
Country Sri Lanka Locality Udawalawe reservoir, February 1999
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Etroplus suratensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
11.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades algae filamentous algae
7.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
6.00 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others Pediastrum Pediastrum 2.0 Mougeotia 1.0 Docidium 1.0 Closterium 1.0 Staurastrum <0.1
3.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects
73.00 % plants other plants terrestrial plants leaves/blades macrophytes macrophytes
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