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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Leuciscus leuciscus
 
Main Ref. Weatherly, N.S., 1987
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 2.00 FL
Sample size 20 Percent empty
Country UK Locality 126 m stretch on west bank of River Dee, 3.9 km upstream of Chester weir, 1982
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Leuciscus leuciscus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.89 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris 2.7%
1.67 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Diatomaceae 1.6% Diatomaceae
20.35 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid larvae 19.5% Chironomid larvae
44.59 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae aerial insects 42.8% aerial insects
19.40 % zoobenthos insects insects pupae Chironomid pupae 18.6% Chironomid pupae
5.21 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Tubificidae 5% Tubificidae
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods adults copepod adults 0.2% copepod adults
5.74 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae copepod nauplii 5.5% copepod nauplii
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