| Food I | Food II | Food III | Food name | Country | Predator Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | Cladophora sp. | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | Rhizoclonium sp. | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | Bulbochaete sp. | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | Oedogonium sp. | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | Ulva intestinalis | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | blue-green algae | Dactylococcopsis sp. | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | blue-green algae | Merismopedia sp. | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | blue-green algae | Microcystis aeruginosa | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | Amphora sp. | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | Diploneis ovalis | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | Gomphonema sp. | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | Mastogloia braunii | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | Mastogloia smithii var. lacustris | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | Rhoicosphenia abbreviata | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | Rhopalodia gibba | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | Stephanodiscus sp. | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | green algae | Desmidium sp. | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | green algae | Spirogyra sp. | Iraq | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | green algae | Zygnema sp. | Iraq | juv./adults |