Food and Feeding Habits Summary Garra ceylonensis
 
Main Ref. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2007
Fish stage adults Mean length 8.00 TL
Sample size 14 Percent empty
Country Sri Lanka Locality Minneriya reservoir, August 1998-August 2000
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Garra ceylonensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
77.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus soft sediments, particulate matter
20.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects flying insects, other terrestrial insects, aquatic insects
3.00 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others phytoplankton diatoms, blue greens, green algae, uncommon algae, filamentous algae
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