Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ambloplites rupestris
 
Main Ref. George, E.L. and W.F. Hadley, 1979
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 4.10 TL
Sample size 20 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Upper Niagara River, New York, 1977
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Ambloplites rupestris
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
57.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammarus Gammarus
2.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
37.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
3.00 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Mayfly Mayfly nymph
1.00 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Camptocercus Camptocercus, water mites
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