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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sarotherodon melanotheron
 
Main Ref. Ugwumba, A.A.A. and A. Adebishi, 1992
Fish stage adults Mean length 18.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Nigeria Locality Awba reservoir, Ibadan. Year: Jan. 1986- Jan. 1988.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sarotherodon melanotheron
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
56.80 % plants phytoplankton blue-green algae n.a./others Oscillatoria Microcystis 33.04 Agmenellum 8.11 Eucapsis 0.35 Anabaena 1.65 Pseudanabaena 1.04 Anabaenopsis 0.73 Nostoc 1.71 Oscillatoria 3.92
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Moina Moina <0.01 unid. Cladocerans 0.01
36.80 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris Organic debris 31.99
2.74 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Synedra Synedra 1.91 Navicula 0.02 Amphora 0.01 Melosira 0.79 Cyclotella 0.01
1.29 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others Scenedesmus Scenedesmus 0.79 Pediastrum 0.33 Saurastrum 0.03 Closterium 0.10 Cosmarium 0.04
0.33 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Peridinium Phacus 0.13 Euglena 0.03 Peridinium 0.17
0.87 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Brachionus Brachionus 0.29 Anuraeopsis 0.25 Trichocerca 0.14 Filinia 0.03 Asplanchna 0.03 Karatella 0.02 unid. Rotifer 0.01 Calanoid copepod 0.01 copepod part. 0.02 nauplius larvae 0.04
1.05 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others plants Higher plant materials
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