Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lepomis gibbosus
 
Main Ref. Kowalski, R., J. Glogowski, D. Kucharczyk, K. Goryczko, S. Dobosz and A. Ciereszko, 2003
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 12.00 TL
Sample size 33 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Lake Opinicon, Ontario, 1966
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lepomis gibbosus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
15.00 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Pelecypoda Pelecypoda
22.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Trichoptera Trichoptera larvae
27.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid Chironomid larvae
22.00 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Zygoptera Zygoptera nymphs
10.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
2.00 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Hydracarina Hydracarina
2.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
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