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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Oreochromis mortimeri
 
Main Ref. Munro, J.L., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length TL
Sample size 170 Percent empty 47.6
Country Zimbabwe Locality Lake McIlwaine
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Oreochromis mortimeri
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
31.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Lagarosiphon major Higher plants; includes Lagarosiphon major.
11.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults copepods Includes copepods.
52.10 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others algae Filamentous algae; includes associated diatoms.
5.20 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chaoborus Diptera; includes Tanypodinae and Chironomidae (Chaoborus and Culicoides), both larvae and pupae.
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