Food and Feeding Habits Summary Mormyrops anguilloides
 
Main Ref. Kouamélan, P.E., G.G. Teugels, G. Gourène, D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde and F. Ollevier, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length NG
Sample size 26 Percent empty
Country Ivory coast Locality Bia River
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Mormyrops anguilloides
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.94 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
0.25 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Ephemeroptera 0.18% Ephemeroptera, 0.07% Diptera
97.81 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults Cichlidae 76.83% Cichlidae, 14.95% Characidae, 6.03% other fishes
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