Food and Feeding Habits Summary Laubuka laubuca
 
Main Ref. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2003
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 4.50 TL
Sample size 98 Percent empty
Country Sri Lanka Locality Minneriya reservoir, February 1999
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Laubuka laubuca
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Moina Moina 3.0 Macrothrix 1.0 Daphnids 1.0
1.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
89.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects
3.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects
1.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
1.00 % plants other plants terrestrial plants leaves/blades Macrophytes Macrophytes
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