Food items reported for Papyrocranus afer
n = 33
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris detritus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish unspecified fishes (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecifiedAcrididae (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified Anisoptera (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified Aranae (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified chironomid larvae (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified Diplopoda (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified dysticid (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified dysticid (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects Ephemeroptera nymphs (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified Formicidae (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified Gryllidae (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified Gyrinidae (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified Heteroptera (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified Hydrophilidae (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified Isoptera (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified Lepidoptera (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified naucorids (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects Nepa sp. (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects Notonecta sp. (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified Trichoptera larvae (not available) juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects unspecified Velliidae (not available) juv./adults
others others n.a./others sand (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms unspecified diatom (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae unspecified green algae (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Potamonautes puecilei (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods unspecified ostracods (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Caridina africana (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Macrobrachium dux (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Mucrobrachium vollenhoveni (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos worms non-annelids unspecified nematodes (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans unspecified cladocerans (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unspecified copepods (not available) juv./adults
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