Food and Feeding Habits Summary Danio rerio
 
Main Ref. Spence, R., M.K. Fatema, S. Ellis, Z.F. Ahmed and C. Smitz, 2007
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 3.70 SL
Sample size 25 Percent empty
Country Bangladesh Locality 1995
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Danio rerio
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.40 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Algae Algae 3.0
16.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Cladocera Cladocera 11.4
2.90 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Hymenoptera Hymenoptera 2.0
25.60 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects Unidentified insects 17.4
0.90 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs Invertebrate eggs Invertebrate eggs 0.6
0.20 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Phytoplankton Phytoplankton 0.1
14.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults Ostracoda Ostracoda 9.8
27.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda Copepoda 18.6
7.60 % plants other plants terrestrial plants leaves/blades plants Vascular plants 5.2
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