Food items reported for Mylopharyngodon piceus
n = 22
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Rivularia sp. China juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified Hong Kong juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns unidentified shrimps China adults
zoobenthos insects insects midge larvae Russia adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified hexapods China adults
zoobenthos insects insects dragonfly larvae Russia adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified Hong Kong juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves clams China adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Cardium sp. Kazakhstan adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Corbicula sp. China adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Dreissena Kazakhstan adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves bivalves China adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Mytilus sp. China juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Anodonta sp. China juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Bulimus Israel juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Lymnaea auricularia Israel juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Melanoides tuberculatus Israel juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods snails Hong Kong juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Viviparus sp. Russia adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unidentified mollusks Russia adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates mollusk glochidia Russia adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Bryozoan statoblasts Russia juv./adults
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