Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni
 
Main Ref. Kondur, L.V., 1979
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 34.50 TL
Sample size 58 Percent empty 3
Country Tajikistan Locality Vakhsh River, 1964-1966
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
12.06 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others plants 10% plants and detritus
15.92 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish 13.2% eggs and young of fish
0.50 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Trichoptera 0.4% larvae of Trichoptera, Plecoptera, Odonata and Coleoptera
0.60 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Diptera 0.5% larvae of Diptera, excluding Chironomidae
70.93 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid larvae 58.8% Chironomid larvae
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