Food and Feeding Habits Summary Perca flavescens
 
Main Ref. Jansen, W.A. and W.C. Mackay, 1992
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 13.50 TL
Sample size 16 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Baptiste Lake, Alberta, 1986
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Perca flavescens
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
22.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammarus lacustris Gammarus lacustris and Hyalella azteca
70.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Notropis hudsonius Notropis hudsonis, Perca flavescens
0.50 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Corixidae Corixid nymphs and adults
1.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Coleoptera Coleoptera larvae and adults
2.10 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Chironomidae Chironomidae
3.50 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Trichoptera Trichoptera
0.20 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Hydracarina Bryozoan statoblasts, Hirudinea, Hydracarina, Odonata, Ephemeroptera, Ceratopogonidae, Chaoboridae, Notonecta sp., plant matter
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