Food and Feeding Habits Summary Micropterus salmoides
 
Main Ref. Elliot, G.V., 1976
Fish stage larvae Mean length 2.60 TL
Sample size 60 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Gunnel Fork arm near the lower end of Bull Shoals Lake
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Micropterus salmoides
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Bosmina sp. Bosmina sp.
4.13 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Leptodora sp. Leptodora sp.
27.43 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Daphnia sp. Daphnia sp.
15.12 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Cyclopoida Cyclopoida
53.22 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Calanoida
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