Food and Feeding Habits Summary Etheostoma rubrum
 
Main Ref. Knight, J.G. and S.T. Ross, 1994
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 2.80 SL
Sample size 92 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Bayou Pierre, Mississippi, March 1986-August 1987
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Etheostoma rubrum
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.80 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Trichoptera Trichoptera
2.40 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Plecoptera Plecoptera, Ceratopogonidae, Empididae, Simuliid pupae
7.50 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Ephemeroptera Ephemeroptera
13.80 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Simuliidae Simuliidae
62.70 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Chironomidae Chironomidae
11.80 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Hydracarina Hydracarina
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