Ecology Summary - Tilapia ruweti
Ecology of Tilapia ruweti
 
Main Ref. Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1991
Remarks Occurs in swamps and floodplain habitats, especially enriched pans and well-vegetated shallow littoral margins of drainage rivers. Frequency of occurence in Caprivi: occasionally on rocky streams, occasionally in standing deep water, common in shallow swamps, and common in shallow flood plains (Ref. 037065). Feeds on detritus, soft plants and insect larvae.

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Tilapia ruweti may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1991
Feeding habit variable
Feeding habit Ref. Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1991
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.43 0.22 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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