FishBase
More info | Plus d'info. | Mais info
Ekologin hos Oreochromis tanganicae
 
Main Ref. Trewavas, E., 1983
Anmärkningar It is the dominant tilapiine species in Lake Tanganyika, despite the presence of the normally invasive Nile tilapia (Ref. 118638). It is not normally found far up into inflowing rivers (Ref. 118638). It has been reported to browse the surface film of sheltered waters; stomachs contained large quantities of the diatoms Pinnularia and Navicula with some sand-grains (Ref. 2).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • Flodmynningar/laguner/bräckta havsområden
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • Grottor
  • uteslutande
Highighted items on the list are where Oreochromis tanganicae may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Föda

Typ av föda mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Trewavas, E., 1983
Födosöksstrategi filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Ursprungligt prov Ofiskad population Kommentar
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
Från födosammansättning
Från individuella födoämnen 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref.
(t.ex. 346)
(t.ex. cnidaria)
Comments & Corrections
 
 
Tillbaka till Sök
cfm script by eagbayani,  ,  php script by rolavides, 2/5/2008 ,  senast uppdaterad av mbactong, 10/24/19