Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lobochilotes labiata
 
Main Ref. Yuma, M., 1994
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 10.40 SL
Sample size 12 Percent empty
Country Tanzania Locality Luhanga on the northwestern end of Lake Tanganyika, 1985.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lobochilotes labiata
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.84 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
3.56 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Tricoptera Tricoptera
13.93 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomidae
10.58 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs ephemeroptera ephemeropteran nymphs
3.77 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
44.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Cyclopoida Cyclopoida
22.93 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Atyidae Atyidae
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