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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Clarias gariepinus
 
Main Ref. Munro, J.L., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 50.00
Sample size 358 Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1962-1963
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Clarias gariepinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.20 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Lemna sp. Lemna sp.
1.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
20.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
18.00 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Sphaerium sp. Gastropoda; Sphaerium sp.
0.70 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Povilla adusta Ephemeroptera: Povilla adusta nymphs and adults; Hemiptera: Micronecta spp.
10.30 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects
45.20 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomus sp. Diptera: Chironomus sp.; Tanypodinae; Chironominae; Chironomidae and Chaoborus sp.
1.90 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Coegariidae Odonata: Coegariidae; Aeshnidae; Libellulidae and Gomphidae nymphs.
0.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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