Food and Feeding Habits Summary Perca flavescens
 
Main Ref. Jansen, W.A. and W.C. Mackay, 1992
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 14.90 TL
Sample size 12 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Baptiste Lake, Alberta, 1986
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Perca flavescens
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
52.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammarus lacustris Gammarus lacustris and Hyalella azteca
0.70 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Coleoptera Coleoptera larvae and adults
21.80 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Trichoptera Trichoptera
24.70 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Chironomidae Chironomidae
0.40 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Bryozoan Bryozoan statoblasts, Hirudinea, Hydracarina, Odonata, Ephemeroptera, Ceratopogonidae, Chaoboridae, Notonecta
0.10 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
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