Food items reported for Pimephales promelas
n = 18
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris unidentified USA adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified USA adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods unidentified amphipods Canada adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Hyalella sp. USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Bosmina USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified crustaceans USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Daphnia sp. USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods unidentified ostracods Canada adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified USA adults
zoobenthos insects insects Chaoborus sp. Canada adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified chironomids Canada adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unidentified mollusks Canada adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates Bryozoan statoblasts Canada adults
zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids cocoons of annelida Canada adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. Invertebrates unidentified USA adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans unidentified cladocerans USA juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans unidentified cladocerans Canada adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentified copepods Canada adults
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