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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Melanochromis auratus
 
Main Ref. Reinthal, P.N., 1990
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 5.50 TL
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 Melanochromis auratus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
36.10 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Cladophora Cladophora
6.80 % plants phytoplankton blue-green algae n.a./others Oscillatoria Oscillatoria
42.80 % plants phytoplankton blue-green algae n.a./others Calothrix Calothrix
1.20 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Melosira Melosira
1.90 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Stephanodiscus Stephanodiscus
2.00 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Nitzschia spiculum Nitzschia spiculum
3.90 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Navicula Navicula
4.00 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Rhopolodia Rhopolodia
1.30 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others Nitzschia epiphyticoides traces of Eucapsis, thin Osillatoria, Chlorella, Oedogonium, Pediastrum, Cocconeis, Cymbella, Epithemia, Fragillaria, Gomphonema, Nitzschia epiphyticoides
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