Food and Feeding Habits Summary Rutilus rutilus
 
Main Ref. Belova, L.N., 1986
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 22.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Russia Locality Northern Caspian Sea, 1976
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Rutilus rutilus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
10.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
0.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
2.30 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
0.30 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Chironomidae Chironomidae
1.30 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaeta 0.4% Ampharetidae, 0.9% Oligochaeta
31.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Rhitropanopeus harrisii 1.5% Gammaridae, 0.1% Corophidae, 0.7% Cumacea, 25.5% Rhitropanopeus harrisii, 3.6% Balanus improvisus, 3.6% Mysidacea
53.60 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Abra ovata 2.7% Dreissena, 0.5% Adacna, 20.8% Monodacna, 5.3% Didacna trigonolides, 22.2% Abra ovata, 0.1% Gastropoda
0.70 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Cordylophora Cordylophora
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