Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ambloplites rupestris
 
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 Ambloplites rupestris
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
67.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Chydorus 50% Chydorus, 9% Sida crystallina, 5% Daphnia retrocurva, 2% Pleuroxus
9.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Trichoptera Trichoptera larvae
12.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid Chironomid larvae
9.00 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Ephemeroptera Ephemeroptera nymphs
3.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Asellus Asellus
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