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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Clarias ngamensis
 
Main Ref. Winemiller, K.O. and L.C. Kelso-Winemiller, 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 36.50 NG
Sample size 49 Percent empty
Country Zambia Locality Upper Zambezi River and floodplain, 1989
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Clarias ngamensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades benthic algae/weeds
0.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Characidae Characidae
2.87 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Perciformes Perciformes
3.49 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Mormyridae Mormyridae
6.47 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish misc. fish
36.28 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Siluriformes Siluriformes
39.47 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Cyprinidae Cyprinidae
5.76 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
4.83 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others insects
0.62 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
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