Food and Feeding Habits Summary Rasbora daniconius
 
Main Ref. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2003
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 7.50 TL
Sample size 103 Percent empty
Country Sri Lanka Locality Minneriya reservoir, July 1999
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Rasbora daniconius
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
3.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
32.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Moina Chydorus 2.0 Daphnids 7.0 Moina 23.0
30.50 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects
19.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects
11.00 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish n.a./others fish scales fish scales
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