Food and Feeding Habits Summary Haplochromis graueri
 
Main Ref. Ulyel, A.P., F. Ollevier, R. Ceusters and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1991
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 8.70 SL
Sample size 159 Percent empty
Country Rwanda Locality Giseny and Kibuye Bay, Lake Kivu
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Haplochromis graueri
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.38 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others macrophyte macrophyte remains
1.48 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
3.29 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
81.76 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomidae larvae
1.06 % zoobenthos insects insects pupae diptera dipteran pupae
2.55 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs plank. invertebrates
0.35 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others plank. invertebrates
0.62 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
7.53 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
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