Food and Feeding Habits Summary Catostomus commersonii
 
Main Ref. Keast, A., 1968
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 17.00 TL
Sample size 24 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Upper Jones Creek, Ontario, May 13-15, 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
5.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
2.00 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
1.00 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
3.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Coleoptera 3% Coleoptera
67.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid 35% Chironomid larvae, 25% Simulid larvae, 5% Plecoptera larvae
2.00 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Ephemeroptera 2% Ephemeroptera nymphs
20.00 % zoobenthos insects insects pupae Chironomid 17% Chironomid pupae, 3% Simulid pupae
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