More info | Plus d'info. | Mais info
FishBase
Food and Feeding Habits Summary Catostomus commersonii
 
Main Ref. Keast, A., 1968
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 5.00 TL
Sample size 48 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Upper Jones Creek, Ontario, April 27-30, 1966.
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
10.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
20.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
5.00 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others algae Filamentous algae
37.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae 18% Chironomid larvae, 15% Simulid larvar, 3% Trichoptera larvae
15.00 % zoobenthos insects insects pupae Simulid pupae Simulid pupae
5.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
8.00 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges juv./adults sponges
Back to Search
Back to Top
cfm script by eagbayani, 01.11.99 ,  php script by rolavides, 07/05/08 ,  last modified by dsantos, 09/02/14