Food and Feeding Habits Summary Mastacembelus armatus
 
Main Ref. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2007
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 18.60 TL
Sample size 2 Percent empty
Country Sri Lanka Locality Minneriya 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 Mastacembelus armatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
50.00 % nekton finfish bony fish recruits/juv. fish fish scales, fish eggs, small juvenile fish, fish skeletons
20.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects flying insects, other terrestrial insects, aquatic insects
30.00 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others phytoplankton diatoms, blue greens, green algae, uncommon algae, filamentous algae
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