Food and Feeding Habits: Diet Composition Oreochromis andersonii
n = 9
Main Food Percent
Trophic Level
(y)
Predator Life Stage Country Locality Ref.
detritus 91 2.0 recruits/juv. Zambia Upper Zambezi River 52737
detritus 92 2.0 adults Zambia Upper Zambezi River 52737
plants 88 2.0 recruits/juv. Zambia Barotse flood plain 54097
nekton 44 3.1 recruits/juv. Zambia Barotse flood plain 54097
plants 100 2.0 recruits/juv. Zambia Barotse flood plain 54097
plants 70 2.3 adults Zambia Barotse flood plain 54097
plants 99 2.0 adults Zambia Barotse flood plain 54097
plants 80 2.0 adults Zambia Barotse flood plain 54097
plants 89 2.0 adults Zambia Barotse flood plain 54097
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