Food and Feeding Habits Summary Opsaridium microcephalum
 
Main Ref. Walczak, P.S., 1982
Fish stage adults Mean length 27.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Malawi 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 Opsaridium microcephalum
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
64.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulicypris sardella 58% Engraulicypris sardella, 6% unid. fish
36.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chaoborus edulis 32% Chaoborus edulis, 4% unid. insects
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