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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lepidiolamprologus elongatus
 
Main Ref. Yuma, M., 1994
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 5.80 SL
Sample size 10 Percent empty
Country Tanzania Locality Luhanga on the northwestern end of Lake Tanganyika, 1985.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lepidiolamprologus elongatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.01 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
1.11 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs ephemeroptera ephemeropteran nymphs
1.11 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
49.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Cyclopoida Cyclopoida
46.18 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Atyidae Atyidae
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