Food and Feeding Habits Summary Micropterus salmoides
 
Main Ref. Keast, A., 1985
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 2.60 TL
Sample size 40 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Lake Opinicon, Leeds County, Ontario, 1980.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Micropterus salmoides
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
6.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Hyalella azteca 6% Hyalella azteca
41.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish 41% juvenile fish
1.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Eurycercus 1% Eurycercus
3.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Pleuroxus 3% Pleuroxus
6.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Sida crystallina 6% Sida crystallina
10.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Simocephalus 10% Simocephalus
7.10 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Diptera 7% Diptera adults
3.10 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae 3% Chironomid larvae
18.40 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Ephemeroptera 18% Ephemeroptera nymphs
3.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Cyclopoid copepods 3% Cyclopoid copepods
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