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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ameiurus nebulosus
 
Main Ref. Keast, A., 1968
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 9.50 TL
Sample size 94 Percent empty 74
Country Canada Locality Fish Lake, Picton, Ontario, Jan.to mid-Mar. 1966 and 1967.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Ameiurus nebulosus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.26 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Lamellibranchia 5% Lamellibranchia
36.84 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Cladocera 35% Cladocera
15.79 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid larvae 15% Chironomid larvae
10.53 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Anisoptera 10% Anisoptera nymphs
10.53 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Zygoptera 10% Zygoptera nymphs
21.05 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults Ostracoda 20% Ostracoda
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