Food and Feeding Habits Summary Rutilus rutilus
 
Main Ref. Cowx, I.G., 1989
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 15.50 FL
Sample size 217 Percent empty
Country UK Locality Stoke Canon, 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
49.30 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Algae 28.9% Algae, 20.4% Macrophyta
27.30 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
3.50 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Hemiptera 1.3% other aquatic Insecta, 2.2% Hemiptera
6.60 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Diptera 1.4% Trichoptera & 0.2% Coleoptera larvae, 5% Diptera larvae & pupae
1.50 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Ephemeroptera 0.1% Plecoptera nymphs, 1.4% Ephemeroptera nymphs
1.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
9.40 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
1.00 % others others n.a./others adults Aerial Insecta Aerial Insecta
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