Main Ref. | Munro, J.L., 1967 | ||
Fish stage | adults | Mean length | NG |
Sample size | 105 | Percent empty | |
Country | South Africa | Locality | Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1962-1963 |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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0.90 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | bony fish | |
65.50 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | cladocerans | juv./adults | cladocerans | |
9.30 % | zooplankton | fish (early stages) | fish eggs/larvae | eggs | fish eggs | |
8.80 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | gastropods | juv./adults | gastropods | |
0.40 % | plants | phytoplankton | green algae | n.a./others | green algae | |
0.30 % | zoobenthos | insects | insects | adults | Micronecta spp. | Hemiptera: Micronecta spp., |
14.00 % | zoobenthos | insects | insects | larvae | Chaoborus sp. | Diptera: Chironominae; Chironomidae and Chaoborus sp. |
0.80 % | zoobenthos | insects | insects | nymphs | Libellulidae | Odonata: Libellulidae and Gomphidae nymphs. |