Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gobiomorphus breviceps
 
Main Ref. Sagar, P.M. and G.A. Eldon, 1983
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 5.80 TL
Sample size 47 Percent empty
Country New Zealand Locality Rakaia River, winter 1979-80.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Gobiomorphus breviceps
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.70 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Hydrobiosis frater Hydrobiosis frater
2.50 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Zelandobius furcillatus Zelandobius furcillatus
0.30 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Diptera other Diptera larvae
1.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Aoteapsyche spp. Aoteapsyche spp. larvae
1.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Trichoptera other Trichoptera larvae
42.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomid larvae & pupae
49.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Deleatidium Deleatidium larvae
1.50 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults oligochaeta oligochaetes
1.00 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults animals unid. animals
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