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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Brycinus nurse
 
Main Ref. Victor, R. and C. Brown, 1990
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 10.50 SL
Sample size 35 Percent empty 14
Country Nigeria Locality Ikpoba River, April-October 1984
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Brycinus nurse
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
34.76 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Chlorophyceae 23.8% filamentous Chlorophyceae, 7.1% Macrophyta
4.27 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
0.45 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
31.05 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
25.65 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Ephemeroptera 3.6^ Diptera larvae, 9.3% Ephemeroptera nymphs, 5.7% other aquatic insects, 4.2% terretrial insects
2.92 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Malacostraca 2.6% Malacostraca
0.90 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others Cyanophyceae 0.4% Cyanophyceae, 0.4% unicellular Chlorophyceae
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