Food items reported for Oreochromis leucostictus
n = 63
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris Plant detritus Kenya Larvae
detritus detritus debris Plant detritus Kenya recruits/juv.
detritus detritus debris Mineral particles (not available) juv./adults
detritus detritus debris Plant debris (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Unidentified alevin Congo Dem Rp juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Unidentified (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants periphyton Unidentified Kenya Larvae
plants other plants periphyton Unidentified Kenya recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Merismopedia sp. Kenya juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Microcystis spp. Uganda juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Anabaena (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Nodularia (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Oscillatoria (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Spirulina sp. (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Chlorococcus Kenya juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Chlorococcus sp. Kenya juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Amphora (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Cymbella (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Fragilaria (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Melosira sp. (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Navicula (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Nitzschia (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Pinnularia (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Gyrosigma (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Rhopalodia (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Cymatopleura (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Surirella (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms unidentified Kenya juv./adults
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates Ceratium sp. Kenya juv./adults
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates unidentified (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Unidentified Kenya juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Closterium spp. Kenya juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Staurastrum (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Botryococcus sp. Kenya juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Pediastrum sp. Kenya juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Oedogonium (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Hormidium (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Scenedesmus (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Spirogyra (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton Unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods Unidentified Congo Dem Rp juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Unidentified Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Unidentified Kenya Larvae
zoobenthos insects insects Unidentified Kenya recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects Micronecta Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Insect remains (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Unidentified Kenya Larvae
zoobenthos insects insects Unidentified Kenya recruits/juv.
zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids Unidentified Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos worms non-annelids Unidentified Congo Dem Rp juv./adults
zoobenthos worms non-annelids Unidentified Congo Dem Rp juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Brachionus patulus Kenya Larvae
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Euchlanis sp. Kenya Larvae
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Euchlanis sp. Kenya recruits/juv.
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Alona Kenya Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Alona Kenya recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Unidentified daphnid Kenya Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Unidentified daphnid Kenya recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Unidentified calanoid copepod Kenya Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Unidentified cycloid copepod Kenya Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Unidentified cycloid copepod Kenya recruits/juv.
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