Food and Feeding Habits Summary Herichthys minckleyi
 
Main Ref. Hulsey, C.D., J. Marks, D.A. Hendrickson, C.A. Williamson, A.E. Cohen and M.J. Stephens, 2006
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 178 Percent empty
Country Mexico Locality Cuatro CiƩnegas. June 1999-March 2001.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Herichthys minckleyi
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
36.70 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others carcasses
41.10 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
14.20 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults snail shell snail shell 11.6
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
5.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns adults Palaemonetes sp. Odonata 2.0 Palaemonetes sp. 1.2 Chironomidae 1.2 Hyallela sp. 1.1 Hymenoptera 0.7 Coleoptera 0.4 Ephemeroptera 0.2 Lepidoptera 0.2 mites 0.1 Chironomidae 0.1
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