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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chelon saliens
 
Main Ref. Abdel'-Malek, S.A., 1980
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size Percent empty
Country Egypt Locality Lake Qârûn
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chelon saliens
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.30 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Phaeophyceae Rhodophyceae 0.63 Phaeophyceae 0.63
27.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
7.30 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
54.20 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others Bacillariophyceae Cyanophyceae 22.44 Bacillariophyceae 29.29
8.20 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others Protozoa Protozoa 7.78
0.70 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others plants
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