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The food and feeding of three Distichodus species in Lake Kainji, Nigeria was studied. Sixty 140 and 528 specimens of Distichodus brevipinnis, D. engycephalus and D. rostratus respectively were examined.
All three species were exclusively herbivorous. Their feeding was intense in the evening until dusk but declined during the day. All exhibited some seasonal variation in their food preferences.
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Arawomo, G.A.O. Food and feeding of three Distichodus species (Pisces: Characiformes) in Lake Kainji, Nigeria. Hydrobiologia 94, 177–181 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00010898
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