Main Ref. | Reinthal, P.N., 1990 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 15.00 SL |
Sample size | Percent empty | ||
Country | Locality | Lake Malawi | |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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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 |