TN00176 CHANNEL CATFISH ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS
Trophic| References | |
| Omnivore | 788 |
| Lifestage | Food Item Consumed | Part of Food Item |
| General | See Comments on Food Habits | See Comments |
| General | Insects | Adult stage |
| General | Animals | Adult stage |
| General | Ulmaceae | Fruit/Seeds |
| General | Clupeiformes | Adult stage |
| General | Perciformes | Adult stage |
| General | Siluriformes | Adult stage |
| General | Ephemeroptera | Adult stage |
| General | Trichoptera | Adult stage |
| General | Malacostraca | Adult stage |
| General | Cypriniformes | Adult stage |
| General | Diptera | Not Specified |
| General | Trichoptera | Not Specified |
| General | Molluscs | Not Specified |
| General | Other (Specified in Comments) | See Comments |
| General | Plants | Not Specified |
| General | Other Plant Species | See Comments |
| General | Osteichthyes | Not Specified |
| General | Aves | See Comments |
| Juvenile | See Comments on Food Habits | See Comments |
| General | Malacostraca | |
| Juvenile | Insects | |
| Juvenile | Osteichthyes | |
| Adult | See Comments on Food Habits | See Comments |
Comments on General Food Habits
9999S=uptake of carbaryl by diet less than 1% of that available with retention of less than 28 days *815*; 0400S=green algae *842*; 3900S=larger water plants, tree seeds *842*; 8200S=rarely birds *842* MOST FOOD IS TAKEN FROM THE BOTTOM *TN5071*
Comments on Adult Food Habits
9999S=a dead rat, pieces of ham and other animal debris attest the easy-going appetite of this thrifty species *1454,1512,2572,1492,1495* Other ref. *5039,5570,6311,6647,4398,6106,5571,6355*. In a TN study, fish became more impt. in diet as catfish increased in length *2124*. Are opportunistic & omnivorous *5039*. May eat waste from slaughterhouses & rendering plants *1187*.
Comments on Juvenile Food Habits
9999S=insects and crustaceans important but this species is not very selective *1454,1123,1512,1495* Young 4 long in an IA study ate insects - Ephemeroptera, Diptera, Coleoptera, Trichoptera, Lepidoptera, & Orthoptera *4906* YOUNG FISH TEND TO FEED PRIMARILY ON AQUATIC INSECTS OR BOTTOM ARTHROPODS AFTER THEY REACH 100 MM, THEY ARE USUALLY OMNIVOROUS OR PISCIVOROUS *TN5176*
| References/Lifestage | Reference Numbers |
| General | 815, 788, 842, TN5071 |
| Adult | 1454, 1512, 2572, 1492, 1495, 788 |
| Juvenile | 1454, 1123, 1512, 1495, 788 |