Food items reported for Mormyrus rume
n = 80
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
plants other plants terrestrial plants fruit Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Chroococcus Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Hapalosiphon sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Microcystis aeruginosa Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Anabaena Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Pseudanabaena catenata Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Oscillatoria princeps Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Spirulina princeps Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Spirulina sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Frustulia rhomboides Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Terpsinoe musica Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Amphora ovalis Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Asterionella gracillima Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Fragilaria virenscens Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Eunotia bactriana Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Eunotia faba Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Gomphonema aequirostrum Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Gomphonema herculeanum Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Melosira granulata Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Navicula sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Navicula subtilissima Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Hantzschia sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Pinnularia braunii Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Pinnularia interrupta Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Pinnularia mesolepta Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Pinnularia sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Coelastrum microporum Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Closterium ralfsii Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Closterium venus Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Cosmarium connatum Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Cosmarium margaritatum Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Staurastrum brachioprominens Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Staurastrum leptocladum Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Pediastrum biradiatum Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Pediastrum duplex Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Pediastrum tetras Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Ankistrodemus falcatus Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Ankistrodemus fusiformis Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Monoraphidium arcuatum Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Scenedesmus acuminatus Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Scenedesmus quadricauda Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Scenedesmus sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Scenedesmus verrucosus Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton Euglena sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton Lepocinclis marssonii Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton Phacus orbicularis Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton Phacus platalea Ivory coast juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton Trachelomonas hispida Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods unidentified Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects midges Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Anobium sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Donacia sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Lacophilus sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Potamodytes sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Aedes sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Atherix sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Ceratopogon sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Chaoborus sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Chironomid larvae Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Eristalis sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Helius sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Psychoda sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Tabanus sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Tipula sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Adenophlebiodes sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Caenodes sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Centroptilum sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Povilla sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Thraulus sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Cerbagrion sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Phyllogomphus sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Phyllomacronia sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Ceracea sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Chematopsyche sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Dipseudopsis sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Ecnomus sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Hydropsyche sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Pisidium sp. Ivory coast juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. Invertebrates unidentified Nigeria juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Diaphanosoma excisum Ivory coast juv./adults
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