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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Oreochromis aureus
 
Main Ref. Jiménez-Badillo, M.L. and M.R. Nepita-Villanueva, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length SL
Sample size 145 Percent empty 0
Country Mexico Locality Michoacán-Guerrero, 1993
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Oreochromis aureus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.40 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Fish Fish remains
69.40 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
1.50 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Chrysophyta Chrysophyta
1.80 % others others n.a./others n.a./others Chlorophyta 0.8% filamentous algae (Chlorophyta and Cyanophyta), 0.63% insect remains, 0.14% Ostracoda, 0.12% Gramineae seeds, 0.11% Cladocera, 0.01% Rotifera and 0.001% Copepods
24.90 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others plant Vascular plant remains
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