Food and Feeding Habits Summary Umbra limi
 
Main Ref. Chilton, G., K.A. Martin and J.H. Gee, 1984
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 6.00 TL
Sample size 62 Percent empty 0
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
3.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods 2.2% amphipods incl. 1.3% Hydracarina
1.40 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
13.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Cladocera Cladocera
12.90 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Dytiscidae 2.7% Haliplidae, 4.6% Dytiscidae, 3.2% Hydraenidae, 1.2% Homoptera, 1.2% Coleoptera
11.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomidae
13.60 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Trichoptera 7% Trichoptera, 1.2% Tipulidae, 3.1% Lepidoptera, 2.3% Dytiscidae
26.80 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Baetoide 9.3% Baetoide and 7.7% Zygoptera naiad
5.90 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults oligochaetes 4.5% oligochaetes, 1.4% Hirudineae
7.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
4.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
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