Main Ref. | Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2003 | ||
Fish stage | recruits/juv. | Mean length | 7.50 TL |
Sample size | 56 | Percent empty | |
Country | Sri Lanka | Locality | Minneriya 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 | |
81.00 % | detritus | detritus | debris | n.a./others | debris | |
3.00 % | plants | phytoplankton | diatoms | n.a./others | Melosira | other diatoms2.0 Melosira <0.1 Pinnularia <0.1 |
4.00 % | plants | phytoplankton | green algae | n.a./others | Closterium | Closterium 1.0 Pediastrum 1.0 Microcystis <0.0 Oedogonium <0.1 filamentous algae <0.1 |
8.00 % | zoobenthos | insects | insects | adults | insects | |
2.00 % | zoobenthos | insects | insects | larvae | insects |