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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 juv./adults Mean length 30.00 SL
Sample size 89 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
23.56 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Algae Algae 21.87
4.56 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects other aquatic insects 3.88 Hydracharidae 0.34
20.30 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Coleoptera chironomid larvae 15.40 other diptera larvae 0.83 Coleoptera larvae 2.62
6.81 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Ephemeroptera Odonata nymphs 2.92 Ephemeroptera nymphs 3.40
0.10 % zoobenthos other terrest. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Arthropods terrest. Arthropods 0.02
0.57 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks mollusks 0.53
17.01 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults microcrustacea microcrustacea 15.87
0.60 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs invertebrate eggs invertebrate eggs 0.56
21.73 % plants other plants terrestrial plants fruits/seeds seeds seeds 20.18
4.75 % plants other plants terrestrial plants leaves/blades plants plants 4.41
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