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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Heterotis niloticus
 
Main Ref. Adite, A., K.O. Winemiller and E.D. Fiogbe, 2005
Fish stage adults Mean length 40.00 SL
Sample size 222 Percent empty
Country Benin Locality River Sô, July 2002-December 2003
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Heterotis niloticus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.93 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus detritus 2.24
2.69 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects other aquatic insects 2.05
49.57 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Coleoptera chironomid larvae 34.75 other diptera larvae 0.43 Coleoptera larvae 2.59
1.50 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs odonata ephemenoptera nymphs 0.15 odonata nymphs 1.00
3.33 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks mollusks 2.55
8.12 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults microcrustacea microcrustacea 6.19
0.23 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs invertebrate eggs invertebrate eggs 0 .18
29.69 % plants other plants terrestrial plants fruits/seeds seeds seeds 22.62
1.91 % plants other plants terrestrial plants leaves/blades plants plants 1.46
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