Food items reported for Heterotis niloticus
n = 55
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus carcasses not specified Niger juv./adults
detritus detritus debris not specified Sudan juv./adults
detritus detritus debris < 1 mm organic debris Sudan juv./adults
detritus detritus debris > 1 mm organic debris Sudan juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Vallisneria Sudan juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Najas Sudan juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds not specified Niger juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified Sudan juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified roots Sudan juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants not specified Sudan juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants unidentified seeds Sudan juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Agmenellum sp. Nigeria recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Microcystis sp. Nigeria juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Closterium sp. Nigeria adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Pediastrum sp. Sudan juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Spirogyra sp. Sudan juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton Phacus sp. Nigeria adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans not specified Sudan juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods not specified Nigeria adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods not specified Niger juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Caridina Sudan juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns not specified Niger juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects not specified Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects not specified Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects not specified Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects not specified Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects not specified Sudan juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects not specified Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects not specified Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified Sudan juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves not specified Niger juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unidentified Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods not specified Niger juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Planorbis spp. Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Melanoides spp. Nigeria juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unidentified Sudan juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates not specified Nigeria juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Asplanchna sp. Nigeria adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. Invertebrates unidentified Ghana recruits/juv.
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates not specified Sudan juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Brachionus sp. Nigeria adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Filinia sp. Nigeria recruits/juv.
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unidentified Sudan juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Bosmina sp. Nigeria juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Bosminopsis sp. Nigeria juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Alonella sp. Sudan juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Ceriodaphnia sp. Nigeria juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Daphnia sp. Nigeria juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Moina sp. Nigeria juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Diaphanosoma sp. Nigeria juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods not specified Nigeria juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Cyclops sp. Sudan juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods not specified Nigeria juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentified Ghana recruits/juv.

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