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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ameiurus catus
 
Main Ref. Turner, J.L., 1966
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 25.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
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 catus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
7.00 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults clam 6.1% Asiatic clam incl. 0.8% unid. slugs, 0.1% unid. snails
47.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish 40.8% fish incl. 6.8% sardine bait
3.30 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others mammal 3% mammal remains, 0.3% bone
0.40 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
0.20 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
33.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults amphipods 17.3% amphipods incl. 10.5% crayfish, 4.8% mysid shrimp, 0.5% crab, 0.4% isopod, 0.1% unid. shrimp
3.50 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates n.a./others bryozoans 2% bryozoans, 0.9% tendipedids, 0.6% other insects
2.90 % others birds n.a./other birds n.a./others n.a./other birds
0.40 % others herps n.a./other reptiles n.a./others lizard lizard
1.10 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others seeds seeds & berries
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