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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ameiurus melas
 
Main Ref. Turner, J.L., 1966
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 20.50 TL
Sample size 60 Percent empty 20
Country USA Locality Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Ameiurus melas
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
19.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Corophium Corophium
10.60 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults snails snails
1.50 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Tendipedidae Tendipedidae
1.30 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs dragonfly dragonfly nymphs
16.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Exosphaeroma oregonensis Exosphaeroma oregonensis
3.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis awatschensis Neomysis awatschensis
0.90 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
3.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Pacifastacus leniusculus Pacifastacus leniusculus
39.70 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults finfish
3.30 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others seeds seeds
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