Main Ref. | Reinthal, P.N., 1990 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 5.00 SL |
Sample size | 5 | Percent empty | |
Country | Malawi | Locality | Cape Maclear, Lake Malawi |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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64.50 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | n.a./others | Cladophora | Cladophora |
3.40 % | plants | phytoplankton | blue-green algae | n.a./others | Oscillatoria | thich Oscillatoria |
13.70 % | plants | phytoplankton | blue-green algae | n.a./others | Calothrix | Calothrix |
1.50 % | plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | n.a./others | Amphora | traces of Amphora, Cocconeis, Cymbella, Diploneis, Gomphocymbella |
2.80 % | plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | n.a./others | Stephanodiscus | Stephanodiscus |
3.10 % | plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | n.a./others | Melosira | Melosira |
9.60 % | plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | n.a./others | Nitzschia spiculum | 4.4% Rhopolodia, 4.3% Nitzschia spiculum, traces of N. epiphytocoides |
1.40 % | plants | phytoplankton | green algae | n.a./others | Staurastrum | traces of Staurastrum, Scenedesmus, Oedegonium |