Food items reported for Micropterus salmoides
n = 98
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton finfish bony fish Labidesthes sicculus USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Salaria fluviatilis Spain recruits/juv.
nekton finfish bony fish Catostomidae USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Centrarchidae USA adults
nekton finfish bony fish Centrarchidae USA recruits/juv.
nekton finfish bony fish Centrarchus macropterus USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Lepomis cyanellus USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Lepomis macrochirus Japan juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Lepomis spp. USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Micropterus dolomieu USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Micropterus salmoides France adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pomoxis nigromaculatus USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Tilapia zillii Kenya juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Clupeonella abrau Russia adults
nekton finfish bony fish Dorosoma cepedianum USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Dorosoma petenense USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Dorosoma spp. USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Cottidae USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Acrocheilus alutaceus USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Barbus paludinosus Kenya juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Barbus spp. Zimbabwe juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Carassius gibelio Japan recruits/juv.
nekton finfish bony fish Cyprinidae USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Cyprinus carpio carpio USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Mylocheilus caurinus USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Notemigonus crysoleucas USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pseudorasbora parva Japan recruits/juv.
nekton finfish bony fish Ptychocheilus oregonensis USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Richardsonius balteatus USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Rutilus rutilus Spain recruits/juv.
nekton finfish bony fish Rutilus rutilus Spain juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Cyprinodontidae USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Cyprinodontidae USA recruits/juv.
nekton finfish bony fish Esox spp. USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gasterosteidae USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gymnogobius urotaenia Japan recruits/juv.
nekton finfish bony fish Rhinogobius giurinus Japan juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Tridentiger obscurus Japan juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ictaluridae USA adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ictaluridae USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ictalurus spp. USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Mugil cephalus Japan juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Percidae USA adults
nekton finfish bony fish Percidae USA recruits/juv.
nekton finfish bony fish Percopsidae USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gambusia affinis USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gambusia holbrooki Spain recruits/juv.
nekton finfish bony fish Poecilia reticulata Kenya juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Oncorhynchus mykiss USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Oncorhynchus tshawytscha USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Salmonidae USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sunfish USA juv./adults
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish Petromyzonidae USA juv./adults
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish unidentified Spain juv./adults
others birds shore birds unidentified France juv./adults
others herps toads/frogs Xenopus adult Kenya adults
others herps toads/frogs Xenopus tadpole Kenya adults
others mammals n.a./other mammals unidentified France juv./adults
others others n.a./others Anisopteran adults Japan adults
others others n.a./others unidentified Diptera Kenya juv./adults
others others n.a./others Nematocera adults Spain recruits/juv.
others others n.a./others Zygopteran adults Japan adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Najas pectinata Kenya juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Salvinia molesta Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Echinogrammus sp. Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods unidentified Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters Procambarus clarkii Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Procambarus clarkii Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified crayfish USA adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods unidentified Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Atyaephyra desmaresti Spain adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Caridina denticulata Japan juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Palaemon paucidens Japan adults
zoobenthos insects insects Anisoptera nymphs Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Chaoborus pupa Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects midge larvae USA Larvae
zoobenthos insects insects Micronecta scutellaris Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Culicid pupa Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Chironomid larvae Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Chironomid pupa Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Ephemeroptera Spain recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects Nematocera exuviae Spain recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects Nematocera larvae and pupae Spain recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects Anisops sp. Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Trichoptera larva Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Zygopteran nymphs Japan juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unidentified gastropod Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates unidentified Arachnida Kenya juv./adults
zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids Oligochaeta USA juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Ictalurus spp. USA juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Gambusia affinis USA juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. Invertebrates unidentified (not available) recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans unidentified cladocera USA Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Diaphanosoma brachyurum Japan recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Sida crystallina Japan recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentified copepoda USA Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentified copepods Spain juv./adults
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