Food and Feeding Habits Summary Micropterus dolomieu
 
Main Ref. Waters, T.F., J.P. Kaehler, T.J. Polomis and T.J. Kwak, 1993
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 4.00 TL
Sample size 8 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Bear Creek Minnesota, 1985-1986
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Micropterus dolomieu
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.50 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Trichoptera Trichoptera
24.50 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomidae
67.50 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Hemiptera Hemiptera
2.50 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaeta Oligochaeta
4.00 % others others n.a./others n.a./others insects terrestial insects
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