Food items reported for Anabas testudineus
n = 25
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris plant debris Philippines juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified Cambodia juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified Sri Lanka juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Lyngbya sp. Bangladesh juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Oscillatoria sp. Bangladesh juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Chaetophora sp. Bangladesh juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Chara sp. Bangladesh juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Closterium Bangladesh juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Oedogonium Bangladesh juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Ulothrix sp. Bangladesh juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Volvox sp. Bangladesh juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Spirogyra sp. Bangladesh juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Zygnema sp. Bangladesh juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton Euglena sp. Bangladesh juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods Cypris sp. Bangladesh juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns unidentified Sri Lanka juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects midge larvae Philippines juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects anophelene mosquito Philippines juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified Bangladesh juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks molluscan fragments Philippines juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unidentified mollusks Bangladesh juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates unidentified slugs Philippines juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae unidentified Sri Lanka juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Daphnia sp. Bangladesh juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Cyclops sp. Bangladesh juv./adults
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