Food and Feeding Habits Summary Oreochromis mossambicus
 
Main Ref. Munro, J.L., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 32.90 NG
Sample size 8 Percent empty 25
Country South Africa Locality Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1963
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Oreochromis mossambicus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
56.90 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Lagarosiphon major Lagarosiphon major
20.70 % plants phytoplankton blue-green algae n.a./others algae filamentous algae and diatoms
20.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans including copepods
1.70 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects including pupae
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