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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Phractolaemus ansorgii
 
Main Ref. Odum, O. and M. Anuta, 2001
Fish stage adults Mean length 14.60 NG
Sample size 94 Percent empty
Country Nigeria Locality Warri River,
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Phractolaemus ansorgii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Copepoda Copepoda 3.5
12.90 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Chlorophyceae Chlorophyceae 9.6
2.70 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others fish fish scales 2.0
31.40 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus detritus 23.4
27.10 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Bacillariophyceae Bacillariophyceae 20.2
5.80 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaeta Oligochaeta 4.3
3.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacean Crustacean appendages 2.3
12.30 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others Higher plant material Higher plant material 9.2
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