Food and Feeding Habits Summary Perca flavescens
 
Main Ref. Keast, A., 1977
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 11.60 SL
Sample size 145 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Lake Opinicon, Leeds County, Ontario, 1971
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
4.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods n.a./others amphipods
15.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
1.00 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
41.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid 30% Chironomid larvae, 11% Chironomid pupae
5.00 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Ephemeroptera 2% Ephemeroptera nymph, 1% Anisoptera nymph, 1% Trichoptera, 1% Diptera
34.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
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