Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chromidotilapia guntheri
 
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
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chromidotilapia guntheri
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
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
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