Food and Feeding Habits Summary Fundulus diaphanus
 
Main Ref. Keast, A., 1968
Fish stage adults Mean length 8.30 TL
Sample size 190 Percent empty 91
Country Canada Locality Fish Lake, Picton, Ontario, Jan. to mid-Mar. 1966-1967.
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
5.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
60.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
15.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid Chironomid larvae
15.00 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
5.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
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