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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gambusia affinis
 
Main Ref. Mansfield, S. and B.H. Mcardle, 1998
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 2.00 SL
Sample size Percent empty
Country New Zealand Locality Waikato region, December 1994-September 1995
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Gambusia affinis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Tenagomysis 2.9% Amphipoda, incl. 0.9% Ostracoda, 0.4% Tenagomysis
0.40 % nekton finfish bony fish recruits/juv. Gambusia Gambusia
34.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
16.60 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others Microvelia 10.4% Chironomidae, 1.2% Culicidae, 0.1% Odonata, 0.9% Sigara, 0.7% Coleoptera, 0.3% Anisops, 3% Microvelia
11.10 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults other benth. Invertebrates terrestrial fauna
0.70 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
2.30 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Acarina Acarina
5.00 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults aquatic fauna unid. aquatic fauna
5.50 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Rotifera Rotifera
20.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
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