Food and Feeding Habits Summary Cyprinella spiloptera
 
Main Ref. Johnson, J.H. and D.S. Dropkin, 1995
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 6.30 TL
Sample size 33 Percent empty 61
Country USA Locality Juniata River, Pennsylvania, 1990
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Cyprinella spiloptera
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
7.70 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others Chironomidae Chironomidae
30.80 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others Ephemeroptera misc. Ephemeroptera
34.60 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others insects misc. aquatic insects
26.90 % others others n.a./others n.a./others insects misc. terrestrial insects
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