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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Leuciscus leuciscus
 
Main Ref. Weatherly, N.S., 1987
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 4.60 FL
Sample size 30 Percent empty
Country UK Locality 126 m stretch on west bank of River Dee, 3.9 km upstream of Chester weir, 1982
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Leuciscus leuciscus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
11.02 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus 10.5% detritus
19.60 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid larvae 18.5% Chironomid larvae
53.81 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects 50.8% aerial insects
8.58 % zoobenthos insects insects pupae Chironomidae 8.1% Chironomidae
6.67 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Tubificidae 6.3% Tubificidae
0.32 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae nauplii 0.3% nauplii
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