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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pungitius pungitius
 
Main Ref. Thiel, R., T. Mehner, B. Köpcke and R. Kafemann, 1996
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.10 TL
Sample size 55 Percent empty
Country Germany Locality Barther Bodden, April & July 1987 & 1988, April 1989
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pungitius pungitius
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.34 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoids 4.89% Harpacticoids
26.93 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae 24.66% Chironomidae
10.31 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs Rotifer eggs 9.45% Rotifer eggs
9.65 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Rotifers 8.84% Rotifers
1.98 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods eggs copepod eggs 1.81% copepod eggs
3.23 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Alona spp. 2.96% Alona spp.
3.96 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Eurytemora affinis 3.63% Eurytemora affinis
6.88 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Acartia tonsa 6.3% Acartia tonsa
20.96 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Chydorus sphaericus 19.19% Chydorus sphaericus
10.75 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaetes 9.84% Polychaetes
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