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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Enteromius unitaeniatus
 
Main Ref. Polling, L., H.J. Schoonbee and J.E. Saayman, 1992
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 6.00 SL
Sample size Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality Transvaal
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Enteromius unitaeniatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
29.67 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults copepods 27% copepods
6.59 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others algae 6% algae
8.79 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans 7% cladocerans
6.59 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others diatoms 6% diatoms
6.59 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others insects 6% terrestrial insects
7.69 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others Chaoborus 7% Chaoborus & Chironomidae
13.19 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others insects 12% aquatic insects
4.40 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults planktonic organisms 4% planktonic organisms
5.49 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Rotifera 5% Rotifera
10.99 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others higher plants matter 10% higher plants matter
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