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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Clarias gariepinus
 
Main Ref. Dadebo, E., 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length NG
Sample size 244 Percent empty
Country Ethiopia Locality Lake Awassa, February 1987-March 1988
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
0.14 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
86.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Oreochromis niloticus Oreochromis niloticus 77.5 Clarias gariepinus 4.2 Garra sp. 2.8 Barbus sp. 2.3
6.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
0.60 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
2.57 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Acrididae Diptera: Cyclorrphapha 0.05; Simulidae 0.1; Chironomidae larvae 0.1 Odonata: Anisoptera larvae 0.3; Zygopteran larvae 0.07 Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae 0.03 Orthoptera: Acrididae 1.9 Hemiptera: Notonectidae 0.02
4.00 % plants other plants terrestrial plants roots Macrophytes Macrophytes (shoots & roots)
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