Food and feeding behaviour of Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus Peters) from Borna Reservoir of Maharashtra, India

The food analysis of 80 specimens of Oreochromis mossambicus collected from Borna Reservoir of Maharashtra, India revealed that the food of juveniles mainly consisted of rotifers (35%), followed by copepods (30%), Chlorophyceae (20%), Bacillariophyceae (10%) and aquatic insects (5%). While the foo...

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Main Authors: Vishwas balasaheb Sakhare, Shivaji Gyanba Jetithor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BdFISH 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Fisheries
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Online Access:http://journal.bdfish.org/index.php/fisheries/article/view/164