| Food I | Food II | Food III | Food name | Country | Predator Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detritus | detritus | debris | unidentified | Sri Lanka | adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | unidentified fish scales | India | recruits/juv. |
| plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | unidentified | Sri Lanka | adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | blue-green algae | unidentified | India | recruits/juv. |
| plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | unidentified | India | recruits/juv. |
| plants | phytoplankton | n.a./other phytoplankton | unidentified | India | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | benth. crust. | benth. copepods | unidentified | India | recruits/juv. |
| zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | macro-crustaceans | India | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | insects | insects | unidentified insects | Sri Lanka | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | insects | insects | unidentified aquatic insects | India | Larvae |
| zoobenthos | insects | insects | unidentified aquatic insects | India | recruits/juv. |
| zoobenthos | mollusks | gastropods | unidentified | India | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | mollusks | n.a./other mollusks | unidentified | Sri Lanka | adults |
| zoobenthos | worms | n.a./other annelids | unidentified worms | India | juv./adults |
| zooplankton | other plank. invertebrates | n.a./other plank. invertebrates | unidentified | India | juv./adults |
| zooplankton | plank. crust. | cladocerans | Bosmina | India | recruits/juv. |
| zooplankton | plank. crust. | cladocerans | Daphnia | India | recruits/juv. |
| zooplankton | plank. crust. | cladocerans | Sida | India | recruits/juv. |
| zooplankton | plank. crust. | plank. copepods | Cyclops | India | juv./adults |
| zooplankton | plank. crust. | plank. copepods | Diaptomus | India | recruits/juv. |
| zooplankton | plank. crust. | plank. copepods | unidentified nauplii | India | juv./adults |