1915] 
Pearse: Food of Small Shore Fishes 
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Food — Caddis flies 10.5, Diptera 75, midges 14, Ceriodaphnia .5, 
Ostracoda + . 
Summary — Insects 99.5, Cladocera .5, Ostracoda +. 
Station 7; August 5; No. examined, 10; length: — max. 52.9, min. 37.7, 
ave. 43.2. 
Food — Culicid larvae 5, hemipterous nymphs .1, Diptera 7.2, midges 
5, Culicids 22.9, Cladocera 2.6, Pleuroxus .1, Ceriodaphnia 21.5, Daphnia 
hyalina 29.3, Chydorus +, Diaptomus 6.4. 
Summary — Insect larvae 5.1, Insecta 30.1, Cladocera 53.5, Copepoda 6.4. 
Station 8; August 3; No. examined, 10; length: — max. 51, min. 41, ave' 
46.7. 
Food — Insect larvae 1.5, dipterous larvae 2, hemipterous nymphs 7.5, 
Insecta 13, Caddis flies 20, Diptera 18, midges 16.5, mites .5, Bosmina .5, 
Ceriodaphnia 17, Daphnia 5, 
Summary — Insect larvae 10.5, Insecta 69.5, mites .5, Cladocera 22.5. 
Grand Summary — No. examined, 50; length: — max. 52.9, min. 18.4, ave. 
40.2. 
Food — Insect larvae 5.1, Insecta 42.4, mites .1, Cladocera 27.3, Copepoda 
8.1, Ostracoda +, Rotifera +, Difflugia +, plants 10.5, eggs? .8, uniden- 
tified debris 3.3. 
Notropis heterodon (Cope). Minnow. 
Station 3; August 6; No. collected, 10; length: — max. 36.2, min. 24.5, 
ave. 30.3. 
Food — May-fly larvae .5, Chironomus larvae 2.5, hemipterous nymphs 
1.5, mites 1.3, Hyalella 15.1, Ostracoda 4.1, Cyclops 8.5, Ceriodaphnia 61, 
Alona .1, Chydorus .3, Bosmina 1, algal filaments 1.9, seeds .9. 
Summary — Insect larvae 4.5, mites 1.3, Hyalella 15.1, Ostracoda 4.1, 
Cyclops 8.5, Cladocera 62.4, plants 2.8. 
Station 4; September 4; No. collected, 7; length: — max. 40.3, min. 30, 
ave. 35.9. 
Food — Dipterous larvae 2.9, Chironomus larvae 1.1, midges 8, Ostra- 
coda 4.3, Chydorus 1., Camptocercus 3, Cyclops .3, seeds 3.6, filamentous 
algae 5.7, silt and unidentifiable debris, 58.1. 
Summary — Insect larvae 4, Insecta 8, Ostracoda 4.3, Cladocera 3.1, 
Cyclops .3, plants 9.3, unidentifiable debris 58.1. 
Station 5; August 17; No. examined, 10; length: — max. 77, min. 69, 
ave. 71.9. 
Food — Ceratopogon larva .5, filamentous algae .7, silt and unidentifiable 
debris 98.8. 
Station 7; August 5; No. examined, 11; length: — max. 40.2, min. 30, 
ave. 36. 
