Food and Feeding Habits Summary Catostomus commersonii
 
Main Ref. Little, A.S., W.M. Tonn, R.F. Tallman and J.D. Reist, 1998
Fish stage adults Mean length 38.40 FL
Sample size 4 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Salt River, Northwest Territories
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
3.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
33.80 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
3.50 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
3.40 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects
13.90 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Ceratopogonidae Ceratopogonidae
7.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Diptera other Diptera
7.30 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Corixidae Corixidae
10.40 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomidae
10.40 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Trichoptera Trichoptera
6.80 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Plecoptera Plecoptera
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