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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Oreochromis andersonii
 
Main Ref. Kelley, D.W., 1968
Fish stage adults Mean length
Sample size 17 Percent empty
Country Zambia Locality Barotse flood plain
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Oreochromis andersonii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades benthic algae/weeds
17.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus Vascular plant detritus
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Copepods Copepods and Cladocera
80.00 % plants other plants periphyton n.a./others periphyton
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