Food items reported for Hydrocynus vittatus
n = 24
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton finfish bony fish Brycinus imberi Zimbabwe juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Brycinus lateralis Zimbabwe juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Oreochromis macrochir Zambia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Oreochromis mortimeri Zimbabwe juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pharyngochromis acuticeps Zimbabwe juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pharyngochromis darlingi South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pseudocrenilabrus philander Zimbabwe juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sargochromis codringtonii Zimbabwe juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Tilapia spp. South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Clarias gariepinus Zimbabwe juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Limnothrissa miodon Zimbabwe juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Barbus paludinosus South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Schilbe intermedius Zimbabwe juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Caridina nitotica Zimbabwe juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified nymphs South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified adults South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified pupae South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified nymphs South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Chaoborus sp. South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Povilla adusta nymphs South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified termites Zimbabwe juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified nymphs South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified aquatic insects South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified grasshoppers Zimbabwe juv./adults
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