Food items reported for Sarotherodon galilaeus
n = 26
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris < 1 mm organic debris Sudan juv./adults
detritus detritus debris > 1 mm organic debris Sudan juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Chlorella vulgaris Israel juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Chroococcus Israel juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Cosmarium laeve Israel juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Cyclotella sp. Israel juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Lagerheimia spp. Israel juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Melosira granulata Israel juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Najas Sudan juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Navicula spp. Israel juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Oocystis spp. Israel juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Pediastrum spp. Israel juv./adults
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates Peridinium Israel juv./adults
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates Peridinium cinctum (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds phytobenthos Sudan juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Scenedesmus spp. Israel juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified Ghana juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified Sudan juv./adults
plants other plants periphyton unidentified Sudan juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae unidentified Ghana juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms unidentified Ghana juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. Invertebrates unidentified Ghana juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unidentified (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Vallisneria Sudan juv./adults
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