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Food items reported for Sarotherodon melanotheron
n = 82
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris detritus Ghana recruits/juv.
detritus detritus debris unidentified (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish fish scale Ghana adults
others others n.a./others Difflugia Nigeria adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified filamentous algae (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants periphyton unidentified (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Glaucocystis Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Microchaeta Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Agmenellum Nigeria adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Agmenellum Nigeria Larvae
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Eucapsis Nigeria adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Microcystis Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Microcystis Nigeria Larvae
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Anabaena Nigeria Larvae
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Anabaena sp. Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Anabaenopsis Nigeria adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Nostoc Nigeria adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Lyngbya Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Oscillatoria Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Oscillatoria Nigeria Larvae
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Trichodesmium Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Pseudanabaena Nigeria adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Spirulina Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Calothrix Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Amphora Nigeria adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Chaetoceros Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms benthic diatoms Ghana recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Asterionella Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Synedra Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Eucampia Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Mastogloia Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Melosira Nigeria adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Melosira Nigeria Larvae
plants phytoplankton diatoms Navicula Nigeria adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Navicula Nigeria Larvae
plants phytoplankton diatoms Pinnularia Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Gyrosigma Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Cyclotella Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Cyclotella Nigeria Larvae
plants phytoplankton diatoms Surirella Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates Euglena Nigeria adults
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates Phacus Nigeria adults
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates Phacus Nigeria Larvae
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates Peridinium Nigeria adults
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates Peridinium Nigeria Larvae
plants phytoplankton green algae Actinotaenium Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Closterium Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Closterium Nigeria Larvae
plants phytoplankton green algae Cosmarium Nigeria adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Cosmarium Nigeria Larvae
plants phytoplankton green algae Staurastrum Nigeria adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Staurastrum Nigeria Larvae
plants phytoplankton green algae Pediastrum Nigeria adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Pediastrum Nigeria Larvae
plants phytoplankton green algae Chodatella Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Gonatozygon Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Scenedesmus Nigeria adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Scenedesmus Nigeria Larvae
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton Dinobryon Ghana adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton unidentified phytoplankton Ghana recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods unidentified harpacticoid Ghana recruits/juv.
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unidentified Senegal juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae fish eggs Ghana adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae fish larvae Ghana adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates bivalve larvae Ghana adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. Invertebrates unidentified Senegal juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unidentified Ghana recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Bosmina Ghana adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Moina Ghana adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Moina Nigeria Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans brachyuran larvae Ghana adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans brachyuran megalopa Ghana adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Asplanchna Nigeria adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Anuraeopsis Nigeria adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Anuraeopsis Nigeria Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Brachionus Nigeria adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Brachionus Nigeria Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Keratella Nigeria adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Filinia Nigeria adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Oikopleura Ghana adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Trichocerca Ghana adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Cyclopidae Ghana adults
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