Food and Feeding Habits Summary Esomus danrica
 
Main Ref. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2003
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 7.50 TL
Sample size 28 Percent empty
Country Sri Lanka Locality Victoria reservoir, July 1999
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Esomus danrica
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Daphnidae Daphnids
12.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
2.00 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others diatoms
4.00 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others Pediastrum Merismopedia <0.1 Bulbochaete <0.1 Coelastrum <0.1 Oedogonium <0.1 Pediastrum 1.0 Scenedesmus <0.1 Staurostrum 1.0 Staurodesmus <0.1
26.00 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others Microcystis Microcystis
23.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects
28.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects
2.00 % plants other plants terrestrial plants leaves/blades macrophytes macrophytes
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