Food and Feeding Habits Summary Barbatula barbatula
 
Main Ref. Michel, P. and T. Oberdorff, 1995
Fish stage adults Mean length 12.00 TL
Sample size 351 Percent empty
Country Finland Locality southern Finland
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Barbatula barbatula
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.53 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
3.16 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Coleoptera Coleoptera
6.72 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Diptera other Diptera
14.86 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Ephemeroptera Ephemeroptera
15.27 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomidae
36.46 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Trichoptera 35.3% Trichoptera, 0.5% Plecoptera
4.28 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Isopoda 3.6% Isopoda, incl. 0.5% Copepoda, 0.1% Ostracoda
5.19 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Hirudinea 4.6% Hirudinea, incl. Oligochaeta
6.42 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans larvae Cladocera Cladocera
6.11 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
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