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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 33 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
27.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Oreochromis niloticus niloticus O. niloticus niloticus 16.7 Aplocheilichthys sp. 11
11.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
3.30 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
7.80 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
29.40 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Anisoptera Anisopteran larvae 15.9 Zygopteran larvae: 4.9 Stratiomydae: 2.9 Simulidae: 1.2 Cyclorrhapha 2.5 Hydrophilidae: 1.2 Corixidae: 0.8
20.80 % plants other plants terrestrial plants roots plants
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