Food and Feeding Habits Summary Salvelinus namaycush
 
Main Ref. Jude, D.J., F.J. Tesar, S.F. Deboe and T.J. Miller, 1987
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 30.00 TL
Sample size 26 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Southeastern Lake Michigan, 1973-1982
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Salvelinus namaycush
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Cottus spp. Cottus spp.
8.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Perca flavescens Perca flavescens, Percopsis omiscomaycus, Coregonus hoyi, Etheostoma nigrum, Dorosoma cepedianum, Pungitius pungitius, Lepomis macrochirus, Notropis hudsonius
8.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish unid. Fish
19.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osmerus mordax Osmerus mordax
60.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Alosa pseudoharengus Alosa pseudoharengus
2.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
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