Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pomoxis nigromaculatus
 
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 Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Corophium Corophium
15.76 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Alosa sapidissima 3% clupeids, 1.2% Alosa sapidissima , 1% Oncorhynchus tshawytscha , 0.7% Hypomesus transpacificus , 0.5% Carassius auratus , 0.1% Lepomis macrochirus , 9.1% unidentified fish
21.75 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Morone saxatilis Morone saxatilis
50.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Dorosoma petenense Dorosoma petenense
6.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis awatschensis Neomysis awatschensis
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Pacifastacus leniusculus Pacifastacus leniusculus
1.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others crayfish 1.4% crayfish, 0.2% mysid shrimp
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