| Rif. principale. | Philippart, J.-C. and J.-C. Ruwet, 1982 |
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| Osservazioni | Inhabit the littoral zone of lakes and are abundant in Lakes Turkana (Rudolf) and Albert. Although a freshwater species they are also found in brackish water like in the Nile Delta. The area occupied by the species extends from 8° S to 32° N and from 6000 ft (1830 m) to sea level. O. niloticus of Lake Edward form very large schools of 100 sq.m or more at the lake surface when feeding. The species takes epiphytic algae, diatoms or plankton according to conditions. (See also Ref. 3736). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Habitat speciali Rif. | Halwart, M. and M.V. Gupta, 2004 |
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| Tipo di alimentazione | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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| Tipo di alimentazione Rif. | Getachew, T. and C.H. Fernando, 1989 |
| Abitudini alimentari | browsing on substrate |
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| Estimation method | Campione originale | Popolazione non pescata | Commento | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| Dalla composizione della dieta | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | Troph of adults from 1 study. | |
| Da singoli alimenti | 2.02 | 0.00 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Fonte Biblio. | Getachew, T. and C.H. Fernando, 1989 | ||||