Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ameiurus nebulosus
 
Main Ref. Klarberg, D.P. and A. Benson, 1975
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 17.50 TL
Sample size 116 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Mononggahela River, Northern West Virginia
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Ameiurus nebulosus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
20.20 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others Chironomidae 10.4% Chironomidae, 2% Psychodidae, 0.1% Ceratopogonidae, 5.9% Coleoptera, 0.1% Zygoptera, traces of Trichoptera, Sialidae, Lepidoptera, Anisoptera
68.30 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaetea 67.0% Oligochaetea, 0.3% Copepoda, 0.8% Cambaridae, 0.1% Gastropoda
11.50 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Lepidoptera 2.1% Coleoptera, 0.1% Hymenoptera, 4.4% Lepidoptera, 0.7% Hemiptera, 0.8% Isopoda, 3.2% Diplopoda, 0.2% Chilopoda
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