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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Clarias gariepinus
 
Main Ref. Munro, J.L., 1967
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 30.00 NG
Sample size 102 Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1962-1963
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Clarias gariepinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
0.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Cladocera Cladocera and Copepoda
8.80 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Sphaerium sp. Gastropoda; Sphaerium sp.
8.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects
75.40 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomus sp. Diptera: Chironomus sp.; Tanypodinae; Chironominae; Chironomidae and Chaoborus sp.
1.80 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Povilla adusta Ephemeroptera: Cloeon sp. Nymphs; Povilla adusta nymphs and adults; Trichoptera Dipseudopsis sp. Nymphs; Hemiptera: Micronecta spp., Naucoridae and Notonectidae.
2.90 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Coegariidae Odonata: Coegariidae; Aeshnidae; Libellulidae and Gomphidae nymphs.
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