Feeding Habits of Synodontis Species Found in Downstream of Taabo Dam of Bandama River in Côte d'Ivoire

The building of hydroelectric dams has consequences on the ecological conditions ecosystems, such as regression or disappearance certain species that have a benthic entomophagous diet proliferation omnivorous and planktivorous species. study fish feeding can provide data not only presence prey, but also abundance availability trophic potential. In view new development project Bandama River, this proposes to examine diets Synodontis bastiani, S. schall punctifer are captured in area. Stomachs were collected contents examined from caught monthly between November 2019 October 2020 using gill nets N'Dènou locality. A total 417 belonging schall, examined. food spectrum studied is wide diversified. It mainly composed Macrophytes, Insects, Worms, Mollusks, Zooplankton, Crustaceans. These all with benthophagous tendency. No difference was observed according size.