Food and Feeding Habits Summary Perca flavescens
 
Main Ref. Keast, A., 1977
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 11.60 SL
Sample size 96 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Lake Opinicon, Leeds County, Ontario, 1971
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Perca flavescens
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.01 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
7.22 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
21.65 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
1.03 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
1.03 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomid larvae
22.68 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Diptera Diptera
6.19 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Ephemeroptera 3% Ephemeroptera, 3% Anisoptera
19.59 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Zygoptera Zygoptera nymph
18.57 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
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