Main Ref. | Adebisi, A.A., 1981 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 21.60 TL |
Sample size | 498 | Percent empty | |
Country | Nigeria | Locality | Upper Ogun River, Nov. 1973 to Dec. 1976 |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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1.50 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | leaves/blades | filamentous algae | filamentous algae 1.2 |
38.38 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Barbus chlorotaenia | Alestes macrolepidotus 8.1 Barbus chlorotaenia 11.0 Nannocharax fasciatus 0.2 Chrysichthys auratus 2.3 unid. Fish 2.9 scales, bones and chunks of flesh of fish 0.1 adult anurans 7.1 |
34.73 % | others | other terrest. invertebrates | n.a./terrest. insects | adults | Coleoptera | Orthoptera: Acridiidae 10.5 Coleoptera 11.0 Termite wings 0.5 unid. Insect remains 6.7 |
4.60 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | Sudanonautes africanus | Sudanonautes africanus 2.4 Macrobrachium sp. 1.4 |
20.82 % | plants | other plants | terrestrial plants | fruits/seeds | fruits | fruits of fringing trees 17.2 |