Main Ref. | Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2007 | ||
Fish stage | adults | Mean length | 8.00 TL |
Sample size | 14 | Percent empty | |
Country | Sri Lanka | Locality | Minneriya reservoir, August 1998-August 2000 |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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77.00 % | detritus | detritus | debris | n.a./others | detritus | soft sediments, particulate matter |
20.00 % | zoobenthos | insects | insects | adults | insects | flying insects, other terrestrial insects, aquatic insects |
3.00 % | plants | phytoplankton | n.a./other phytoplankton | n.a./others | phytoplankton | diatoms, blue greens, green algae, uncommon algae, filamentous algae |