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 |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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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 |