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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Clarias gariepinus
 
Main Ref. Munro, J.L., 1967
Fish stage adults Mean length NG
Sample size 105 Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1962-1963
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Clarias gariepinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
65.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
9.30 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
8.80 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
0.40 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others green algae
0.30 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Micronecta spp. Hemiptera: Micronecta spp.,
14.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chaoborus sp. Diptera: Chironominae; Chironomidae and Chaoborus sp.
0.80 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Libellulidae Odonata: Libellulidae and Gomphidae nymphs.
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