Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ictalurus punctatus
 
Main Ref. Poe, T.P., H.C. Hansel, S. Vigg, D.E. Palmer and L.A. Predergast, 1991
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 52.20 TL
Sample size 655 Percent empty 23
Country USA Locality John Day Reservoir, Columbia River Basin, April-August 1983-1986
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Ictalurus punctatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.56 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Percopsidae Percopsidae
3.56 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Catostomidae Catostomidae
4.67 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
5.78 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Cyprinidae Cyrpinidae
21.58 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Cottidae Cottidae
36.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Salmonidae Salmonidae
1.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects
20.47 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda 18.1% Decapoda, 0.2% Amphipoda
5.78 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
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