Food item summary for Clarias gariepinus
 
Main Ref. Dadebo, E., 2000
Predator stage adults
Food I nekton
Food II finfish
Food III bony fish
Food group Cichlidae Prey Stage/Part juv./adults
Food name Oreochromis niloticus niloticus
Commonness 22.5 very common (21-50%)
Country Ethiopia
Remark Locality: Lake Awassa, February 1987-March 1988. The size of O. niloticus niloticus eaten by adult C. gariepinus ranged from 6.5-18 cm TL.
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