TN00130 TIPPECANOE DARTER ETHEOSTOMA TIPPECANOE
Trophic| References | |
| Carnivore | 9286 |
| Lifestage | Food Item Consumed | Part of Food Item |
| General | Animals | Not Specified |
| General | Insects | Larva stage |
| General | Ephemeroptera | Larva stage |
| General | Trichoptera | Larva stage |
| General | Diptera | Larva stage |
| Important | Ephemeroptera | Larva stage |
Comments on General Food Habits
The Tippecanoe darter's diet, based on 16 specimens from Clinch and The Big South Fork Cumberland Rivers, Virginia and Tennessee, consists of mayfly, caddisfly, and midge larvae. Numerically midges dominated and volumetrically mayflies appeared to be the most important item *4205*.
Comments on Adult Food Habits
The adults consume mayfly, caddisfly and midge larvae *4205*.
| References/Lifestage | Reference Numbers |
| General | 9286, 835, 4205 |
| Adult | 4205 |
| Important | 835, 4205 |