Ref. principal | Philippart, J.-C. and J.-C. Ruwet, 1982 |
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Notas | Inhabit the littoral zone of lakes and are abundant in Lakes Turkana (Rudolf) and Albert. Although a freshwater species they are also found in brackish water like in the Nile Delta. The area occupied by the species extends from 8° S to 32° N and from 6000 ft (1830 m) to sea level. O. niloticus of Lake Edward form very large schools of 100 sq.m or more at the lake surface when feeding. The species takes epiphytic algae, diatoms or plankton according to conditions. (See also Ref. 3736). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Special habitats Ref. | Halwart, M. and M.V. Gupta, 2004 |
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Tipo de alimentação | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Getachew, T. and C.H. Fernando, 1989 |
Hábito alimentar | browsing on substrate |
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Estimation method | Amostra original | População virgem (não pescada) | Nota | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
Da composição da dieta | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | Troph of adults from 1 study. | |
Dos itens alimentares individuais | 2.02 | 0.00 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
Ref. | Getachew, T. and C.H. Fernando, 1989 |