Food and Feeding Habits Summary Phoxinus phoxinus
 
Main Ref. Thorman, S. and A.-M. Wiederholm, 1986
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 7.00 TL
Sample size 45 Percent empty 9
Country Sweden Locality Gräsö I., south Bothnian Sea, 1982
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Phoxinus phoxinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
6.12 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridae 3% Gammaridae, 3% Corophiidae
90.82 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomidae larvae (62) & pupae (27)
3.06 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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