Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
 
Main Ref. Modde, T. and J.C. Schmulbach, 1977
Fish stage adults Mean length 52.50 TL
Sample size 52 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Missouri River, South Dakota
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridae Gammaridae
0.80 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others Odonata 0.5% Odonata, 0.1% Coleoptera, traces of Corixidae, Plecoptera, & Ephemeroptera
1.20 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others Ameletus 0.7% Ameletus, 0.5% Hexagenia
2.10 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others insects terrestrial insects
11.10 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others Chironomidae 10.6% Chironomidae, 0.5% other Diptera
83.70 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others Hydropsyche 83.1% Hydropsyche, 0.6% other Trichoptera
0.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Asellus Asellus
0.10 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Nematoda Nematoda
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