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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pimephales promelas
 
Main Ref. Keast, A., 1968
Fish stage adults Mean length 6.00 TL
Sample size 75 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Upper Jones Creek, Ontario, April 27-30, 1966.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pimephales promelas
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
7.22 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others Filamentous algae 7% Filamentous algae
1.03 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Trichoptera 1% Trichoptera larvae
8.25 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid larvae 8% Chironomid larvae
77.32 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Simulid larvae 75% Simulid larvae
6.19 % zoobenthos insects insects pupae Chironomid pupae 6% Chironomid pupae
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