Food and Feeding Habits Summary Cyprinodon nevadensis
 
Main Ref. Naiman, R.J., 1975
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 2.50 SL
Sample size 218 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Tecopa Bore, Mohave Desert, California, Jan. 1972-April 1973.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Cyprinodon nevadensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.60 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Ruppia 1.5% Ruppia
94.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others algae 85.5% algae and detritus
4.40 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Tabanus 4% mixture of Chironomid larvar & adults, copepods, ostracods, beetles, Cyrpinodon eggs, invertebrate eggs, Tabanus larvae
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