Food and Feeding Habits Summary Acipenser ruthenus
 
Main Ref. Zakora, L.P., 1978
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Russia Locality Volgograd Reservoir
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Acipenser ruthenus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.81 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unidentified
19.78 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs unidentified
6.31 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Other insects
13.41 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Trichoptera
48.30 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae
5.59 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Malacostraca
0.18 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults unidentified
4.53 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Entomostraca
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