Food and Feeding Habits Summary Fundulus diaphanus
 
Main Ref. Yozzo, D.J. and W.E. Odum, 1993
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 4.60 NG
Sample size 56 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Tivoli South Bay, Hudson River wetland, 1989.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Fundulus diaphanus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
0.20 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
23.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
4.10 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
17.20 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomidae
0.10 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Ephemeroptera Ephemeroptera
0.10 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Hydracarina Hydracarina
0.10 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Turbellaria Turbellaria
54.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
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