Food and Feeding Habits Summary Rutilus rutilus
 
Main Ref. Cowx, I.G., 1989
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 15.50 FL
Sample size 555 Percent empty
Country UK Locality Trew's weir, River Exe catchment, between Mar. 1976-Nov. 1977
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Rutilus rutilus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
24.30 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Algae 15% Algae, 9.3% Macrophyta
41.80 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
1.50 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Insecta 1.1% other aquatic Insecta, 0.4% Hemiptera
7.20 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Diptera 0.2% Trichoptera & 0.7% Coleoptera larvae, 6.3% Diptera larvae & pupae
7.90 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Ephemeroptera 0.2% Plecoptera nymphs & 7.7% Ephemeroptera nymphs
0.40 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaeta Oligochaeta
7.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
5.00 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
4.80 % others others n.a./others adults Aerial Insecta Aerial Insecta
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