Food and Feeding Habits Summary Micropterus salmoides
 
Main Ref. Cochran, P.A. and I.R. Adelman, 1982
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 21.30 TL
Sample size 49 Percent empty 39
Country USA Locality Lake Rebecca, Minnesota, 7 July
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Micropterus salmoides
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
56.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Micropterus salmoides 26.5% Micropterus salmoides, 17.4 large Lepomis macrochirus, 6.3% age-0 L. macrochirus, 6.7% unidentified fish
9.30 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults Crayfish Crayfish
0.10 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults benth. invertebrates
33.30 % others herps toads/frogs juv./adults Leopard frogs Leopard frogs
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