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 23 Percent empty 17
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
4.19 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
1.05 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
1.26 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
1.05 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
2.31 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
3.15 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropod 1% aquatic gastropod, 2% terrestrial gastropod
16.04 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Dytiscidae 5.2% Dytiscidae, 3% Chilopoda, 1.4% Coleoptera, 1% Hydrophilidae, 4.7% Hydraenidae
42.45 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects
14.78 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Zygoptera Zygoptera naiad
13.73 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults oligochaeta oligochaetes
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