Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ictalurus punctatus
 
Main Ref. Turner, J.L., 1966
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 25.00 TL
Sample size 23 Percent empty 34
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
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Corophium Corophium
8.30 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Corbicula fluminea Corbicula fluminea
24.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis awatschensis Neomysis awatschensis
55.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Pacifastacus leniusculus Pacifastacus leniusculus
10.40 % others mammals n.a./other mammals n.a./others n.a./other mammals
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