Lake flies and the deep-water demersal fish community of Lake Malawi

Edward Allison; Kenneth Irvine; A B  Thompson

doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01494.x

Lake flies and the deep-water demersal fish community of Lake Malawi

Edward Allison, Kenneth Irvine, A B Thompson

School of Global Development

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Abstract

Larvae and pupae of Chaoborus edulis may be the most important food resource of some deep-water demersal fish species in southern Lake Malawi. C. edulis feed on crustacean zooplankton, which in turn feed on phytoplankton. Hence, demersal fish production is supported directly by planktonic primary production, rather than through a detrital food chain. © 1996 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1006-1010
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Fish Biology
Volume	48
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01494.x
Publication status	Published - May 1996

Keywords

Benthic
Chaoborus edulis
Cichlids
Diet
Lake Malawi

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10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01494.x

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