TN00346 FLATHEAD CATFISH PYLODICTIS OLIVARIS
Trophic| References | |
| Carnivore | 816 |
| Lifestage | Food Item Consumed | Part of Food Item |
| General | Animals | Not Specified |
| General | Crustaceans | Adult stage |
| General | Malacostraca | Not Specified |
| General | Insects | Larva stage |
| General | Osteichthyes | Not Specified |
| General | Siluriformes | Not Specified |
| General | Perciformes | Not Specified |
| General | Animals | Larva stage |
| Juvenile | Crustaceans | Not Specified |
| Juvenile | See Comments on Food Habits | See Comments |
| Juvenile | Insects | Larva stage |
| Juvenile | Ephemeroptera | Not Specified |
| Juvenile | Odonata | Not Specified |
| Juvenile | Trichoptera | Not Specified |
| Juvenile | Diptera | Not Specified |
| Juvenile | Osteichthyes | Not Specified |
| Juvenile | Roundworms | Not Specified |
| Juvenile | Orthoptera | Not Specified |
| Juvenile | Hemiptera | Not Specified |
| Juvenile | Coleoptera | Not Specified |
| Juvenile | Malacostraca | Not Specified |
| Juvenile | Neuroptera | Not Specified |
| Adult | Crustaceans | Not Specified |
| Adult | Osteichthyes | Not Specified |
| Adult | Malacostraca | Not Specified |
| Adult | See Comments on Food Habits | See Comments |
| Adult | Insects | Larva stage |
| Adult | Ephemeroptera | Not Specified |
| Adult | Odonata | Not Specified |
| Adult | Trichoptera | Not Specified |
| Adult | Diptera | Not Specified |
| Adult | Roundworms | Not Specified |
| Adult | Orthoptera | Not Specified |
| Adult | Hemiptera | Not Specified |
| Adult | Coleoptera | Not Specified |
| Adult | Neuroptera | Not Specified |
| Adult | Detritus - Organic | Not Specified |
| Adult | Detritus - Inorganic | Not Specified |
| Adult | Clupeiformes | Juvenile stage |
| Adult | Clupeiformes | Adult stage |
| Adult | Perciformes | Juvenile stage |
| Adult | Perciformes | Adult stage |
| Adult | Siluriformes | Juvenile stage |
| Adult | Siluriformes | Adult stage |
| Adult | Cypriniformes | Not Specified |
| Adult | Molluscs | Not Specified |
| Adult | Oligochaetes | Not Specified |
Comments on General Food Habits
Feeding activity is greatest from September to October and from April to May. A decrease in feeding is observed just prior to and during spawning. Gizzard shad decrease in importance during the spring and summer *6154*. Young depend on microcrustaceans, and mostly on insect larvae. The adults feed chiefly on fishes. They also take crayfishes and clams *4205*.
Comments on Adult Food Habits
The adults change to fish and crayfish mostly *1538,1392,1496,1512,3126, 1187,816*. They also eat Megalota *3126*, Astacidae, and Hydropsidae, *6106*. In Oklahoma, 95% of the diet is fish *6154*. In Kansas, fish and crayfish are most important foods *3126*.
Comments on Juvenile Food Habits
Juveniles feed almost entirely on aquatic insects *1538,1392,1496,1512,3126, 8806,1187*. In Kansas, young-of-year feed mainly on insects *2980*. The young 4.1 long ate mainly insect larvae *3126*.
| References/Lifestage | Reference Numbers |
| General | 816, 789, 1306, 1310 |
| Adult | 2980, 6154, 6106, 2737, 1392, 1496, 1512, 3126, 1187, 816, 1538 |
| Juvenile | 2980, 1392, 1496, 1512, 3126, 1187, 1538 |