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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Phractolaemus ansorgii
 
Main Ref. Odum, O. and M. Anuta, 2001
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 8.70 NG
Sample size 31 Percent empty 45.1
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
8.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Copepoda Copepoda 6.4
14.30 % plants phytoplankton blue-green algae n.a./others Cyanophyceae Cyanophyceae 10.4
29.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others Detritus Detritus 21.1
11.10 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Bacillariophyceae Bacillariophyceae 8.1
2.60 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs Fish Fish eggs 1.9
12.10 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others Chlorophyceae Chlorophyceae 23.1
3.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacean Crustacean appendages 2.8
1.50 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Rotifera Rotifera 1.1
7.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults Ostracoda Ostracoda 5.1
9.80 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others Higher plant material Higher plant material 7.1
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