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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
 
Main Ref. Whitehead, V., 1969
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 12.30 TL
Sample size 8 Percent empty 0
Country Ghana Locality Volta Lake.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
40.02 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades higher plants 34.7% higher plants
17.76 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others algae 15.4% algae
31.49 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish 26% fish eggs, 1.3% skeleton & flesh
1.73 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects 1.5% aquatic insects
8.99 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustaceans 7.8% crustaceans
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