Food and Feeding Habits Summary Galaxias brevipinnis
 
Main Ref. Kusabs, I.A. and S. Swales, 1991
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 41 Percent empty
Country New Zealand Locality Omori stream, Taupo, 17 April 1989.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Galaxias brevipinnis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
17.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Lepidoptera Lepidoptera 13.3; Myriapoda 3.7
83.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Hydrobiosis spp. Larval stages of: Deleatidium spp. 14; Olinga feredayi 8.7; Hydrobiosis spp. 44.8; Pycnocentrodes spp. 6.4; Chironomidae 8.7; Tipulidae 0.3
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