Food and Feeding Habits: Diet Composition Oreochromis macrochir
n = 4
Main Food Percent
Trophic Level
(y)
Predator Life Stage Country Locality Ref.
detritus 87 2.0 recruits/juv. Zambia Upper Zambezi 52737
detritus 92 2.1 adults Zambia Upper Zambezi 52737
plants 35 2.0 juv./adults Rwanda Lake Ihema 27598
plants 98 2.0 juv./adults Zambia Central Barotse floodplain, Upper Zambezi 54097
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