Food and Feeding Habits: Diet Composition Coptodon zillii
n = 12
Main Food Percent
Trophic Level
(y)
Predator Life Stage Country Locality Ref.
plants 85 2.0 adults Ghana Lake Volta 8993
plants 96 2.1 juv./adults South Africa Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1962 42743
plants 90 2.1 juv./adults South Africa Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1962 42743
plants 40 2.4 juv./adults South Africa Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1962 42743
zoobenthos 44 3.0 juv./adults South Africa Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1962 42743
plants 47 2.3 juv./adults South Africa Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1962-1963 42743
zoobenthos 68 3.1 juv./adults South Africa Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1962-1963 42743
zoobenthos 46 3.1 juv./adults South Africa Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1962 42743
plants 100 2.0 juv./adults South Africa Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1962 42743
plants 96 2.1 juv./adults South Africa Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1962 42743
plants 98 2.0 juv./adults South Africa Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1962 42743
plants 41 2.4 juv./adults Egypt Lake Qârûn 43828
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