Food and Feeding Habits Summary Oreochromis mweruensis
 
Main Ref. Whitehead, V., 1969
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 12.30 TL
Sample size 23 Percent empty
Country Ghana Locality Volta Lake.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Oreochromis mweruensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
31.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
58.30 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
10.50 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others diatoms
0.20 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others Rotifers Rotatoria (Rotifers)
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