Food and Feeding Habits Summary Catostomus commersonii
 
Main Ref. Johnson, J.H. and D.S. Dropkin, 1995
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 5.00 TL
Sample size 8 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Juniata River, Pennsylvania, 1990
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
48.60 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
24.50 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects misc. aquatic insects
9.80 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomidae
17.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods n.a./others ostracods
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