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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Puntius dorsalis
 
Main Ref. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2007
Fish stage adults Mean length 12.90 TL
Sample size 41 Percent empty
Country Sri Lanka Locality Minneriya reservoir, August 1998-August 2000
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Puntius dorsalis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish fish scales, fish eggs, small juvenile fish, fish skeletons
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Bosminopsis Bosminopsis, Moina, Daphnia, Diaphanasoma, Ceriodaphnia
21.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus soft sediments, particulate matter
4.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects flying insects, other terrestrial insects, aquatic insects
48.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae larval stages of Chironomidae, Ephemeroptera and Odonata
8.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults Macrothrix Chydorids, Macrothrix, and Cypridopsis
16.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoid Calanoid and cyclopoid copepods, body parts
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