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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Heterotis niloticus
 
Main Ref. Adite, A., K.O. Winemiller and E.D. Fiogbe, 2005
Fish stage adults Mean length 40.00 SL
Sample size 73 Percent empty
Country Benin Locality Lake Hlan, July 2002-December 2003
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Heterotis niloticus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.70 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus detritus 3.47
3.51 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects other aquatic insects 2.59 Hydracharidae 0.01
21.80 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Coleoptera chironomid larvae 11.58 other diptera larvae 1.54 Coleoptera larvae 2.85
7.80 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Odonata nymphs Odonata nymphs 4.20 Ephemeroptera nymphs 1.53
0.30 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults worms worms 0.12
2.10 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks mollusks 1.53
10.61 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults microcrustacea microcrustacea 7.48
48.70 % plants other plants terrestrial plants fruits/seeds seeds seeds 35.71
0.50 % plants other plants terrestrial plants leaves/blades plants plants 0.39
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