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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gambusia affinis
 
Main Ref. Mansfield, S. and B.H. Mcardle, 1998
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 1.50 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
3.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda 2.6% Amphipoda, incl. 0.4% Ostracoda
32.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
17.60 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others Microvelia 14.1% Chironomidae, 2.3% Microvelia, 0.2% Culicidae, 0.1% Sigara, 0.1% Anisops, 0.1% Coleoptera
0.40 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Acarina Acarina
5.90 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults fauna unid. terrestrial fauna
0.50 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
6.40 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults aquatic fauna other aquatic fauna
12.00 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Rotifera Rotifera
21.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
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