Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ictalurus punctatus
 
Main Ref. Turner, J.L., 1966
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 10.00 TL
Sample size 203 Percent empty 11
Country USA Locality Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Ictalurus punctatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.20 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects
4.60 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Tendipedidae Tendipedidae
2.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Exosphaeroma oregonensis Exosphaeroma oregonensis
3.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis awatschensis Neomysis awatschensis
85.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Corophium Corophium
0.40 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others seeds seeds
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