Food and Feeding Habits Summary Limnothrissa miodon
 
Main Ref. Cochrane, K.L., 1984
Fish stage adults Mean length 10.00 SL
Sample size 8358 Percent empty
Country Zimbabwe Locality Lake Kariba, 1975-1976.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Limnothrissa miodon
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
25.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Bosmina longirostris Bosmina longirostris
12.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans n.a./others Ceriodaphnia dubia Ceriodaphnia dubia
0.50 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Keratella cochlearis Keratella cochlearis
0.40 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others Keratella tropica Keratella tropica
1.30 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others Monostyla quadridentata Monostyla quadridentata
2.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults Cypris sp. Cypris sp.
56.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods adults Mesocyclops leuckartii Mesocyclops leuckartii
0.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Tropodiaptomus sp. Tropodiaptomus sp.
1.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larv./pupae Mesocylops leuckartii Mesocylops leuckartii
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