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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Retropinna retropinna
 
Main Ref. Hayes, J.W. and M.J. Rutledge, 1991
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 6.10 NG
Sample size 62 Percent empty
Country New Zealand Locality Lake Whangape main basin. Year: 1987
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Retropinna retropinna
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
7.80 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
27.40 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomidae larvae
11.50 % zoobenthos insects insects pupae Chironomidae Chironomidae pupae
1.90 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaeta Oligochaeta
7.60 % others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects adults Diptera Diptera terrest. 5.3 Coleoptera 0.8 Hemiptera terrest. 0.6 Hymenoptera terrest. 0.6 Collembola terrest. 0.3
1.00 % others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects juv./adults Araneae Aranea terrest.
42.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Tenagomysis chiltoni Tenagomysis chiltoni
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