| Main Ref. | Reinthal, P.N., 1990 | ||
| Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 5.50 SL |
| Sample size | Percent empty | ||
| Country | Locality | Lake Malawi | |
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| Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.90 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | n.a./others | Cladophora | Cladophora |
| 6.50 % | plants | phytoplankton | blue-green algae | n.a./others | Oscillatoria | 2.5% thick Oscillatoria, 1.6% Lyngbya, 1.2% Anabaena, 1.2% Calothrix |
| 73.20 % | plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | n.a./others | Melosira | 58.2% Melosira, 5.6% Surirella, 4.4% Rhopolodia, 3.8% Stephanodiscus, 1.2% Nitzschia epiphyticoides |
| 10.60 % | plants | phytoplankton | green algae | n.a./others | Spirogyra | 9% Spirogyra, 1.6% Oedogonium |
| 1.80 % | plants | phytoplankton | n.a./other phytoplankton | n.a./others | Eucapsis | traces of Eucapsis, Microcystis, thin Oscillatoria, Bulbochaeta, Chlorella, Cosmarium, Dimorphococcus, Selenastrum, Staurastrum, Amphora, Cocconeis, Cymbella, Fragillaria, Gomphocymbella, Gomphonema, Navicula, Nitzschia |