Food and Feeding Habits Summary Labeo rohita
 
Main Ref. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2003
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 16.50 TL
Sample size 28 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 Labeo rohita
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
43.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
1.00 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Melosira Melosira <0,1 Pinnularia <0.1 other diatoms <0.1
5.00 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others Microcystis Microcystis <0.1 Closterium <0.1 Docidium <0.1 Oedogonium <0.1 Pediastrum <0.1 Pleurotaenium 1.0 filamentous algae 1.0 Peridinium <0.1
3.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects
48.00 % plants other plants terrestrial plants leaves/blades macrophytes macrophytes
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