Food and Feeding Habits Summary Rutilus rutilus
 
Main Ref. Weatherly, N.S., 1987
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 1.20 TL
Sample size 20 Percent empty
Country UK Locality 126 m stretch on west bank of Welsh River Dee, 3.9 km upstream of Chester weir
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
1.10 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
7.70 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae 7.6% Chironomidae
11.64 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Rotifera 10.5% Rotifera
16.87 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others plank. invertebrates 16.7%
1.32 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Tubificidae Tubificidae
2.13 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods adults plank. copepods
59.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae copepod nauplii 59.2% copepod nauplii
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