Main Ref. | Munro, J.L., 1967 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 25.50 NG |
Sample size | 43 | Percent empty | 65 |
Country | South Africa | Locality | Lake McIlwaine, Rhodesia, 1962-1963 |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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31.60 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | leaves/blades | Lagarosiphon major | Nymphaea spp. And Lagarosiphon major |
46.50 % | plants | phytoplankton | blue-green algae | n.a./others | filamentous algae | filamentous algae (46.5) |
21.90 % | zoobenthos | insects | insects | larvae | Chironomidae | Chironomidae larvae (50.0); Chironomidae pupae (7.5) |