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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Clarias gariepinus
 
Main Ref. Dadebo, E., 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 25.70 TL
Sample size 77 Percent empty
Country Ethiopia Locality Lake Awassa, February 1987-March 1988
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
80.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Oreochromis niloticus Oreochromis niloticus 71 Aplocheilichthyes sp. 9.7
2.20 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
0.90 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
2.20 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
8.60 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Anisoptera Diptera: Stratiomydae 0.6; Simulidae 0.2; Chironomidae larvae 1.1 Odonata: Anisoptera larvae 4.5; Zygopteran larvae 1.3 Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae 0.2 Hemiptera: Corixdae 0.2
5.40 % plants other plants terrestrial plants roots plants
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