Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ophthalmotilapia nasuta
 
Main Ref. Takamura, K., 1984
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 10.00 TL
Sample size 12 Percent empty
Country Congo Dem Rp Locality Luhanga, on the northwestern shore of Lake Tanganyika, October 1979-March 1980
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Ophthalmotilapia nasuta
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
25.53 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
6.38 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others insects
2.13 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
65.96 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others algae unid. Unicellular algae
Back to Search
Back to Top
cfm script by eagbayani, 01.11.99 ,  php script by rolavides, 07/05/08 ,  last modified by dsantos, 09/02/14