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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lepomis macrochirus
 
Main Ref. Kowalski, R., J. Glogowski, D. Kucharczyk, K. Goryczko, S. Dobosz and A. Ciereszko, 2003
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 11.50 TL
Sample size 34 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Lake Opinicon, Ontario, 1966.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lepomis macrochirus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
12.24 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans 12% unidentified cladocerans
10.20 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish 10% unidentified fish eggs
3.10 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Hemiptera Hemiptera
5.10 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Coleoptera Coleoptera
3.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Trichoptera Trichoptera
25.51 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Ceratopogonid larvae 25% Ceratopogonid larvae
35.71 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Anisoptera 35% Anisoptera nymphs
5.10 % zoobenthos insects insects pupae Chironomid Chironomid pupae
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