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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Amblypharyngodon melettinus
 
Main Ref. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2007
Fish stage adults Mean length 7.30 TL
Sample size 250 Percent empty
Country Sri Lanka Locality Udawalawe reservoir, August 1998-August 2000
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Amblypharyngodon melettinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Bosminopsis Bosminopsis, Moina, Daphnia, Diaphanasoma, Ceriodaphnia
82.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus soft sediments, particulate matter
12.00 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others algae diatoms, blue greens, green algae, uncommon algae, filamentous algae
1.00 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates recruits/juv. Brachionus Brachionus, Trichocerca, Keratella, dinoflagellates (e.g., Phacus and Peridinium)
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