Food and Feeding Habits Summary Abramis brama
 
Main Ref. Specziar, A., P. Biro and L. Tolg, 1998
Fish stage adults Mean length 25.50 SL
Sample size 218 Percent empty
Country Hungary Locality Stony shoreline of Lake Balaton, between April and November 1996
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Abramis brama
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
13.48 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea Gammaridea
30.14 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Corophium curvispinum Corophium curvispinum
0.41 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
1.65 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
3.81 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Dreissena polymorpha Dreissena polymorpha
5.25 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
8.02 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
0.20 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
35.08 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid 32% Chironomid larvae, 2.1% Chironomid pupae
1.95 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaeta Oligochaeta
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