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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Coptodon zillii
 
Main Ref. Munro, J.L., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 25.50 NG
Sample size 17 Percent empty 35
Country South Africa Locality Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1962
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Coptodon zillii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
8.30 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Nymphaea spp. Nymphaea spp. And Lagarosiphon major
39.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
6.90 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Sphaerium sp. Sphaerium sp.
45.60 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae larvae Chironomidae larvae (45.6)
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