Food and Feeding Habits Summary Morone americana
 
Main Ref. Webster, D.A., 1942
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 7.40 TL
Sample size 47 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Bantam Lake, Connecticut, Aug. 26-27, 1941.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Morone americana
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Hyalella Hyalella
14.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Leptodora Leptodora
63.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Daphnia Daphnia
7.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Hymenoptera Hymenoptera adults
10.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid Chironomid larvae
2.00 % zoobenthos insects insects pupae Chironomid Chironomid pupae
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