Food and Feeding Habits Summary Puntius dorsalis
 
Main Ref. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2003
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 16.50 TL
Sample size 22 Percent empty
Country Sri Lanka Locality Udawalawe reservoir, May 2000
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Puntius dorsalis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Cypridopsis Cypridopsis
1.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Chydorus Chydorus
20.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
50.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects
28.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects
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