Food and Feeding Habits Summary Cyprinus carpio
 
Main Ref. Specziar, A., P. Biro and L. Tolg, 1998
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 46.10 SL
Sample size 128 Percent empty
Country Hungary Locality Reed grass stands, Lake Balaton between April and November 1996
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Cyprinus carpio
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.62 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea 1.6% Gammaridea
9.24 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Corophium 9.1% Corophium
68.00 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Dreissena polymorpha 67.3% Dreissena polymorpha
15.43 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus 15.2% detritus
0.41 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods 0.4% unidentified gastropods
3.05 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid larvae 3% Chironomid larvae
0.30 % zoobenthos insects insects pupae insects
1.02 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaeta 1% Oligochaeta
0.91 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others macrophytes 0.9% macrophytes
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