Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gymnocephalus cernua
 
Main Ref. Thiel, R., T. Mehner, B. Köpcke and R. Kafemann, 1996
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.10 TL
Sample size 43 Percent empty
Country Germany Locality Barther Bodden, April & July 1987-1988, April 1989
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Gymnocephalus cernua
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
55.89 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others Chironomids 52.59% Chironomids
17.62 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Neomysis integer 16.58% Neomysis integer
7.69 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods eggs Copepod eggs 7.24% Copepod eggs
9.42 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Eurytemora affinis 8.86% Eurytemora affinis
9.40 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaetes 8.85% Polychaetes
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