Food and Feeding Habits Summary Catostomus commersonii
 
Main Ref. Little, A.S., W.M. Tonn, R.F. Tallman and J.D. Reist, 1998
Fish stage adults Mean length 42.80 FL
Sample size 4 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Salt River, Northwest Territories
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Catostomus commersonii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
29.40 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
4.60 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
4.90 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Ephemeroptera Ephemeroptera
14.20 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Ceratopogonidae Ceratopogonidae
4.60 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Dytiscidae Dytiscidae
8.10 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Trichoptera Trichoptera
9.60 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Diptera other Diptera
16.90 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomidae
7.70 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Corixidae Corixidae
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