Food and Feeding Habits Summary Clarias agboyiensis
 
Main Ref. Ezenwaji, H.M.G. and N.M. Inyang, 1998
Fish stage adults Mean length 23.00 TL
Sample size 26 Percent empty
Country Nigeria Locality River Anambra basin, June 1983- Sept. 1985
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Clarias agboyiensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
59.00 % nekton finfish bony fish recruits/juv. Parachanna obscura Parachanna obscura
22.50 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Povilla adusta Povilla adusta 0.34 Odonata nymph 3.09 Terrestrial Orthoptera 15.44 Gerris sp. 0.03 Trichoptera larvae 0.01 Chironomidae 0.48 Formicoid Hymenoptera 0.83 Dytiscidae 2.20
18.50 % plants other plants terrestrial plants fruits/seeds plants
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