| 主要參考文獻 | Philippart, J.-C. and J.-C. Ruwet, 1982 |
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| 附註 | Inhabit the littoral zone of lakes and are abundant in Lakes Turkana (Rudolf) and Albert. Although a freshwater species they are also found in brackish water like in the Nile Delta. The area occupied by the species extends from 8° S to 32° N and from 6000 ft (1830 m) to sea level. O. niloticus of Lake Edward form very large schools of 100 sq.m or more at the lake surface when feeding. The species takes epiphytic algae, diatoms or plankton according to conditions. (See also Ref. 3736). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Special habitats Ref. | Halwart, M. and M.V. Gupta, 2004 |
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| Parasitism |
| 攝取食物的類型 | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Getachew, T. and C.H. Fernando, 1989 |
| 攝取食物的習慣 | browsing on substrate |
| Feeding habit Ref. |
| Estimation method | 最初的樣本 | 不捕獲族群 | 附註 | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| 從食物內容 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | Troph of adults from 1 study. | |
| 從個別的食物項目 | 2.02 | 0.00 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| 參考文獻 | Getachew, T. and C.H. Fernando, 1989 | ||||