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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Amblypharyngodon melettinus
 
Main Ref. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2003
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 4.50 TL
Sample size 33 Percent empty
Country Sri Lanka Locality Udawalawe reservoir, July 1999
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Amblypharyngodon melettinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Daphnidae Daphnids
85.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
1.00 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others diatoms
3.00 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others Microcystis Microcystis
9.00 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others Pediastrum Pediastrum 7.0 Oocystis <0.1 Staurostrum <0.1
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