Food and Feeding Habits Summary Coptodon zillii
 
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
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Coptodon zillii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
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)
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