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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Clarias agboyiensis
 
Main Ref. Ezenwaji, H.M.G. and N.M. Inyang, 1998
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 12.50 TL
Sample size 115 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
62.70 % nekton finfish bony fish recruits/juv. Parachanna obscura Thysochromis ansorgii 21.22 Parachanna obscura 41.50
16.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Povilla adusta Povilla adusta 0.32 Odonata nymph 7.14 Terrestrial Orthoptera 5.51 Corixa sp. 0.02 Pleidae Trichoptera larvae 0.03 Chironomidae 0.48 Chaoborus larvae 0.02 Mosquito larvae and pupae 0.20 Formicoid Hymenoptera 0.81 Dytiscidae 1.49
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults Bosmina longirostris Ostracoda 0.03 Bosmina longirostris Daphnia sp. 0.01 Thermocyclops crassus Caridina niloticus
21.20 % plants other plants terrestrial plants fruits/seeds plants
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