Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gasterosteus aculeatus
 
Main Ref. Thiel, R., T. Mehner, B. Köpcke and R. Kafemann, 1996
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.10 TL
Sample size 54 Percent empty
Country Germany Locality Elbe Estuary, June 1993 & April-July 1994
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Gasterosteus aculeatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
6.24 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoids 5.53% Harpacticoids
15.45 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae 13.69% Chironomidae
8.21 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs Rotifer eggs 7.27% Rotifer eggs
2.84 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Rotifers 2.52% Rotifers
20.92 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods eggs Copepod eggs 18.54% Copepod eggs
0.12 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Cyclopoids 0.11% Cyclopoids
46.22 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Eurytemora affinis 40.95% Eurytemora affinis
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