Food and Feeding Habits Summary Umbra limi
 
Main Ref. Keast, A., 1968
Fish stage adults Mean length 10.30 TL
Sample size 94 Percent empty 40
Country Canada Locality Fish Lake, Picton, Ontario, late Jan. to mid-March 1966 and 1967.
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
5.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
50.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Etheostoma Etheostoma
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
5.00 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
20.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Coleoptera Coleoptera adults
1.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects
4.00 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Ephemeroptera Ephemeroptera nymphs
10.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
3.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
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