Food and Feeding Habits Summary Etheostoma exile
 
Main Ref. Keast, A., 1968
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 4.80 TL
Sample size 145 Percent empty 78
Country Canada Locality Fish Lake, Picton, Ontario, Jan. to mid-Mar. 1966-1967.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Etheostoma exile
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
20.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
2.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
36.00 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
10.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid Chironomid larvae
18.00 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Ephemeroptera Ephemeroptera nymphs
9.00 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
3.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
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