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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Oreochromis niloticus
 
Main Ref. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2003
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 13.50 TL
Sample size 48 Percent empty
Country Sri Lanka Locality Minneriya reservoir, May 2000
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Oreochromis niloticus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
74.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
4.00 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Melosira Melosira 1.0 Pinnularia 2.0 other diatoms 1.0
19.00 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others Microcystis Microcystis 15.0 Bulbochaete <0.1 Closterium <0.1 Oedogonium <0.1 Pediastrum 1.0 Spirogyra <0.1 filamentous algae <0.1
2.00 % plants other plants terrestrial plants leaves/blades macrophytes macrophytes
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