Food and Feeding Habits Summary Salvelinus fontinalis
 
Main Ref. Maitland, P.S. and R.N. Campbell, 1992
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 20.00 TL
Sample size 293 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Castle Lake, California
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Salvelinus fontinalis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
13.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
0.20 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults snails snails
0.30 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae beetle beetle
0.60 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae dragonfly dragonfly
1.20 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae caddisfly caddis
9.80 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae midge midge
58.50 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Ephemeroptera Ephemeroptera
12.70 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults other benth. Invertebrates terrestrial organisms
2.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans n.a./others plank. crustaceans
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods n.a./others ostracods
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