Food and Feeding Habits Summary Morone saxatilis
 
Main Ref. Stevens, D.E., 1966
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 15.00 TL
Sample size 655 Percent empty 31
Country USA Locality Sacrament-San Joaquin Delta, 1963-1964
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Morone saxatilis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults sardines sardines & anchovies
3.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Alosa sapidissima Alosa sapidissima
7.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Morone saxatilis Morone saxatilis
14.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish unidentified
72.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Dorosoma petenense Dorosoma petenense
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs n.a./others Rhithropanopeus harrisii Rhithropanopeus harrisii
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis awatschensis Neomysis awatschensis
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