Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ameiurus nebulosus
 
Main Ref. Keast, A., 1968
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 13.80 TL
Sample size 68 Percent empty 76
Country Canada Locality Fish Lake, Picton, Ontario, Jan.to mid-Mar. 1966 and 1967.
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
4.77 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda 5% Amphipoda
9.52 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Lamellibranchia 10% Lamellibranchia
28.57 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Etheostoma 30% Etheostoma
28.57 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Cladocera 30% Cladocera
19.05 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid larvae 20% Chironomid larvae
4.75 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Zygoptera 5% Zygoptera nymphs
4.77 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Ephemeroptera 5% Ephemeroptera nymphs
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