Food and Feeding Habits Summary Micropterus dolomieu
 
Main Ref. Waters, T.F., J.P. Kaehler, T.J. Polomis and T.J. Kwak, 1993
Fish stage adults Mean length 12.00 TL
Sample size 35 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Bear Creek Minnesota, 1985-1986
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Micropterus dolomieu
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
48.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
2.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomidae
4.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Ephemeroptera Ephemeroptera
22.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Hemiptera Hemiptera
16.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults lobsters
3.00 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaeta Oligochaeta
3.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Argulus Argulus
1.50 % others others n.a./others n.a./others insects terrestial insects
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