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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Puntius chola
 
Main Ref. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2007
Fish stage adults Mean length 10.20 TL
Sample size 111 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 Puntius chola
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Moina Bosminopsis, Moina, Daphnia, Diaphanasoma, Ceriodaphnia
37.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus soft sediments, particulate matter
3.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects flying insects, other terrestrial insects, aquatic insects
15.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae larval stages of Chironomidae, Ephemeroptera and Odonata
1.00 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others phytoplankton diatoms, blue greens, green algae, uncommon algae, filamentous algae
34.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults Cypridopsis Chydorids, Macrothrix, and Cypridopsis
3.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoid Calanoid and cyclopoid copepods, body parts
5.00 % plants other plants terrestrial plants leaves/blades plants Terrestrial and aquatic plants
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