Food and Feeding Habits Summary Fundulus diaphanus
 
Main Ref. Keast, A., 1985
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 2.60 TL
Sample size 40 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Lake Opinicon, Leeds County, Ontario, 1980.
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
4.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Chydorus sphaericus 4% Chydorus sphaericus
7.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Bosmina longirostris 7% Bosmina longirostris
14.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Diaphanosoma 13% Diaphanosoma
15.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Sida crystallina 14% Sida crystallina
22.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Pleuroxus 20% Pleuroxus
22.50 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid larvae 20% Chironomid larvae
5.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Asellus 5% Asellus
6.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Cyclopoid copepods 6% Cyclopoid copepods
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