Food and Feeding Habits Summary Coptodon rendalli
 
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
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Coptodon rendalli
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
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
Entered by Pablico, Grace Tolentino on 04.06.06
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