Food items reported for Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi
n = 19
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Cladophora sp. Iraq juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Rhizoclonium sp. Iraq juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Bulbochaete sp. Iraq juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Oedogonium sp. Iraq juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Ulva intestinalis Iraq juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Dactylococcopsis sp. Iraq juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Merismopedia sp. Iraq juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Microcystis aeruginosa Iraq juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Amphora sp. Iraq juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Diploneis ovalis Iraq juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Gomphonema sp. Iraq juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Mastogloia braunii Iraq juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Mastogloia smithii var. lacustris Iraq juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Rhoicosphenia abbreviata Iraq juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Rhopalodia gibba Iraq juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Stephanodiscus sp. Iraq juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Desmidium sp. Iraq juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Spirogyra sp. Iraq juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Zygnema sp. Iraq juv./adults
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