Food and Feeding Habits Summary Channa striata
 
Main Ref. Yap, S.-Y., 1988
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 25.00 SL
Sample size 15 Percent empty
Country Malaysia Locality Bukit Merah Reservoir, between September 1979 to August 1980
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Channa striata
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
45.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
25.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Diptera both aquatic and terrestrial forms of Diptera, Odonata, etc.
15.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae mainly Chironomidae, some Chaoboridae, Dysticidae, unid. larvae & nymphs
15.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Copepodae Copepodae, Cladocera, Decapoda
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