Food and Feeding Habits Summary Morone americana
 
Main Ref. Prout, M.W., E.L. Mills and J.L. Forney, 1990
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 4.70 TL
Sample size 10 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Lake Oneida, New York, 1987
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Morone americana
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
80.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammarus sp. Gammarus sp.
3.00 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults pelecypod pelecypod
5.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults daphnidae daphnids
5.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae chironomid chironomid larvae
3.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults calanoids calanoids
4.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults cyclopoids cyclopoids
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