Food and Feeding Habits Summary Labeotropheus fuelleborni
 
Main Ref. Reinthal, P.N., 1990
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 15.00 SL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality Lake Malawi
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Labeotropheus fuelleborni
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
27.50 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Cladophora Cladophora
3.10 % plants phytoplankton blue-green algae n.a./others Lyngbya Lyngbya, Microcystis, thin Oscillatoria, Chlorella, Cosmarium, Oedogonium, Staurastrum, Amphora, Cymbella, Fragillaria, Gomphocymbella, Gomphonema, Navicula, Nitzschia epiphyticoides, N. spiculum, Pinnularia, Stephanodiscus
28.80 % plants phytoplankton blue-green algae n.a./others Oscillatoria thick Oscillatoria
35.30 % plants phytoplankton blue-green algae n.a./others Calothrix Calothrix
1.10 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Melosira Melosira
1.50 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Rhopolodia Rhopolodia
2.70 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Stephanodiscus Stephanodiscus
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