Main Ref. | Reddy, P.B., 1980 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 17.80 TL |
Sample size | Percent empty | ||
Country | India | Locality | Guntur, May 1973 to April 1975 at weekly intervals. |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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93.80 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | bony fish | |
0.20 % | zooplankton | fish (early stages) | fish eggs/larvae | larvae | fish larvae | |
1.90 % | zoobenthos | insects | insects | adults | Tabanus | Coleoptera (water beetles); Odonata (nymphs), chironomids larvae, mosquitoes, Diptera (Tabanus), Laccotrephes and Ranatra adults. |
1.80 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | benth. crustaceans | |
2.30 % | plants | other plants | terrestrial plants | leaves/blades | plants |