Main Ref. | Whitehead, V., 1969 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 7.10 TL |
Sample size | 18 | Percent empty | 0 |
Country | Ghana | Locality | Lake Volta, 1967 |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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68.57 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | leaves/blades | higher plants | 14.4% higher plants |
1.43 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | n.a./others | scales | 0.3% scales |
0.48 % | plants | phytoplankton | green algae | n.a./others | Volvocaceae | 0.1% Volvocaceae |
9.05 % | zoobenthos | insects | insects | larvae | Chironomid | Chironomid larvae |
16.19 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | copepods | 3% copepods, 0.4% Conchostraca |
0.48 % | zoobenthos | other benth. invertebrates | n.a./other benth. invertebrates | juv./adults | Bryozoa | 0.1% Bryozoa |
3.81 % | zooplankton | other plank. Invertebrates | n.a./other plank. invertebrates | juv./adults | Rotaria | Rotaria |