Food and Feeding Habits Summary Micropterus salmoides
 
Main Ref. Cochran, P.A. and I.R. Adelman, 1982
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 23.90 TL
Sample size 35 Percent empty 28.6
Country USA Locality Lake Rebecca, Minnesota, 17 May
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
19.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish unidentified fish
59.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lepomis macrochirus large Lepomis macrochirus
8.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects
13.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults Crayfish Crayfish
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