| Main Ref. | Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2003 | ||
| Fish stage | adults | Mean length | 7.50 TL |
| Sample size | 28 | Percent empty | |
| Country | Sri Lanka | Locality | Victoria reservoir, July 1999 |
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| Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | benth. copepods | juv./adults | Trichocera | Trichocera 1.0 |
| 6.00 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | cladocerans | juv./adults | Moina | Moina 3.0 Daphnids 2.0 |
| 69.00 % | detritus | detritus | debris | n.a./others | debris | |
| 5.00 % | plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | n.a./others | Melosira | Melosira 4.0 Cyclotella 1.0 |
| 19.00 % | plants | phytoplankton | green algae | n.a./others | Staurostrum | Coelosphaerium 3.0 Merismopedia 1.0 Microcystis 10.0 Coelastrum 1.0 Scenedesmus <0.1 Staurostrum 4.0 Staurodesmus <0.1 |