Food items reported for Oreochromis lidole
n = 17
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulicypris sardella Malawi adults
others others n.a./others stalked, ciliate protozoan Malawi recruits/juv.
others others n.a./others sand Malawi juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Cladophora sp. Malawi recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Anabaena (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Anabaena sp. Malawi adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Limnothrix sp. Malawi juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Calothrix sp. Malawi adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Globular cyanophyta Malawi juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Aulacoseira Malawi adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Melosira sp. Malawi adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Nitzschia (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Unidentified Malawi adults
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates Peridinium Malawi adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Pediastrum sp. Malawi recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton green algae Mougeotia sp. Malawi juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unidentified Malawi adults
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