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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lepomis macrochirus
 
Main Ref. Turner, J.L., 1966
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length
Sample size Percent empty
Country USA Locality Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lepomis macrochirus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
34.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Corophium Corophium
2.80 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Corbicula fluminea Corbicula fluminea
3.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
2.00 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others insects
7.30 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others Tendipedidae Tendipedidae
44.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Exosphaeroma oregonensis Exosphaeroma oregonensis
1.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Neomysis awatschensis 0.5% crayfish, 0.4% Neomysis awatschensis, 0.2% Copepoda
2.60 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Lumbricus terrestris 1.3% Lumbricus terrestris, 0.9% Polychaeta, 0.4% unidentified annelids
1.10 % plants other plants terrestrial plants fruits/seeds plants
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