Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pimephales notatus
 
Main Ref. Keast, A., 1985
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 2.60 TL
Sample size 40 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Lake Opinicon, Leeds County, Ontario, 1980
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pimephales notatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Pleuroxus 3% Pleuroxus
14.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Acroperus harpae 13% Acroperus harpae
18.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Eurycercus sp. 17% Eurycercus sp.
24.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Sida crystallina 22% Sida crystallina
31.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Chydorus sphaericus 29% Chydorus sphaericus
7.70 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid larvae 7% Chironomid larvae
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