Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lepomis gibbosus
 
Main Ref. GarcĂ­a-Berthou, E. and R. Moreno-Amich, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 9.80 FL
Sample size 384 Percent empty
Paese Spain LocalitĂ  Lake Banyoles, Catalonia, 1991
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lepomis gibbosus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Commenti
40.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Echinogammarus sp. Echinogammarus sp.
1.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
0.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Ceriodaphnia reticulata Ceriodaphnia reticulata and Daphnia longispina
6.00 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
12.70 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Ephemeroptera Ephemeroptera, Trichoptera, Nematocera, and other insects
8.30 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Odonata Odonata nymphs
16.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Atyaephyra desmaresti Atyaephyra desmaresti and other crustacea
4.90 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
1.92 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others phytoplankton
7.70 % plants other plants terrestrial plants fruits/seeds plant plant seeds and plant debris
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