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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lepomis auritus
 
Main Ref. Johnson, J.H. and D.S. Dropkin, 1993
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 13.20 TL
Sample size 30 Percent empty 10
Country USA Locality Juniata River, Pennsylvania, 1989.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lepomis auritus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Teleostei Teleostei
1.20 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Perlidae Perlidae
14.90 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Chironomidae Chironomidae
20.20 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Hydropsychidae 17.6% Hydropsychidae, 2.6% unidentified Trichoptera
57.10 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Baetidae 25.2% Baetidae, 3.7% Ephemeridae, 17.3% Heptageniidae, 9.0% Potamanthidae, 0.6% Siphlonuridae, 1.7% unidentified
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Decapoda
1.60 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults invertebrates terrestrial invertebrates
3.70 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults benth. Invertebrates Misc. aquatics
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