Food items reported for Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
n = 22
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris unidentified Ivory coast juv./adults
detritus detritus debris unidentified organic material Ivory coast recruits/juv.
nekton finfish bony fish fish scales Ivory coast recruits/juv.
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified Benin adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified macrophytes Ivory coast recruits/juv.
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified seeds Nigeria juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae filamentous algae Ivory coast recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods unidentified Ivory coast recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified Benin adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods unidentified Ivory coast recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified chironomids Ivory coast recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified chironomids Ivory coast recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified coleopterans Ivory coast recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Corbula sp. Ivory coast recruits/juv.
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unidentified Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks Pachymelania fusca Ivory coast recruits/juv.
zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids unidentified oligochaetes Ivory coast recruits/juv.
zoobenthos worms non-annelids unidentified nematodes Ivory coast recruits/juv.
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Tilapia sp. Ivory coast recruits/juv.
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unidentified rotifers Ivory coast recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans unidentified Ivory coast recruits/juv.
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