Food and Feeding Habits Summary Umbra limi
 
Main Ref. Chilton, G., K.A. Martin and J.H. Gee, 1984
Fish stage adults Mean length 8.00 TL
Sample size 207 Percent empty 15.5
Country Canada Locality southeastern Manitoba
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Umbra limi
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.31 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
7.49 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
15.53 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
18.81 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Corixidae 8.7% Corixidae, 3% Hydrophilidae, 2.1% Haliplidae, 1.9% Dytiscidae, 1.4% Formicidae
9.36 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae 4.4% Chironomidae, 4.1% Trichoptera
13.44 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Zygoptera 9.5% Zygoptera, 2.7% Anisoptera naiad
4.51 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Hirudinea 1.3% Hirudineae, 2.8% oligochaetes
2.97 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults finfish
6.17 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Cladocera 4.6% Cladocera, 1% Copepoda
19.38 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods 9.7% ostracods, 7.9% amphipods
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