Food Habits of Flathead Catfish in the Cape Fear River, North Carolina
Food habits of flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) in the Cape Fear River were determined through analysis of 184 stomachs collected during the spring and summer of 1986. Fish were collected with a 5-bar, hand-cranked telephone generator (magneto). The objective was to determine if frequency of occurrence and percent by numbers of individual food items in the diet of flathead catfish changed significantly between 1979 and 1986. Current data indicate ictalurids, clupeids, and centrarchids remain the primary food items in the diet of Cape Fear River flathead catfish; however, a shift from...
