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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
 
Main Ref. Whitehead, V., 1969
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 7.10 TL
Sample size 12 Percent empty 0
Country Ghana Locality Volta Lake, 1968
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
31.81 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades higher plants 20.9% higher plants
29.83 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others algae 19.6% algae
9.44 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults scales 2.9% scales, 3.3% skeleton & flesh
20.55 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects 20.55% aquatic insects
6.85 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Ostracoda 1.1% Copepoda, 3.4% Ostracoda
1.52 % others others n.a./others n.a./others insects 1% terrestrial insects
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