Food items reported for Lepomis gibbosus
n = 33
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris plant debris Spain recruits/juv.
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Echinogammarus sp. Spain recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Hyalella azteca USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods Tropocyclops prasinus Spain recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods Asellus aquaticus Austria juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods Asellus aquaticus Austria juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods unidentified ostracods Canada juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Atyaephyra desmaresti Spain recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects Microtendipes sp. Spain recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects midge larvae Canada juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects midge pupae Austria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Procladius choreus Austria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Tanypus spp. Austria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Pyrrhosoma nymphula Spain recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified Austria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects larvae Canada juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Ecnomus sp. Spain recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects Micronecta meridionalis Spain recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified Spain recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified Austria juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified nymphs Austria juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Bythinia sp. Austria juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Planorbis sp. Austria juv./adults
zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae fish eggs Spain recruits/juv.
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Ceriodaphnia reticulata Spain recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Daphnia longispina Spain recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unidentified rotifers Spain juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods copepods Spain juv./adults
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