Food and Feeding Habits Summary Morone saxatilis
 
Main Ref. Stevens, D.E., 1966
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 15.00 TL
Sample size 473 Percent empty 39
Country USA Locality Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, 1963-1964
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Morone saxatilis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Corophium Corophium
3.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Onchorhynchus tshawytscha
4.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Alosa sapidissima Alosa sapidissima
4.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Dorosoma petenense Dorosoma petenense
8.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Hypomesus transpacificus Hypomesus transpacificus
11.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
56.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Morone saxatilis Morone saxatilis
11.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis awatschensis Neomysis awatschensis
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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