Food and Feeding Habits Summary Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
 
Main Ref. Shershnev, A.P., V.V. Chupakhin and V.A. Rudnev, 1982
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 10.00 TL
Sample size 623 Percent empty
Country Kuril Is. Locality Along the Iturup Coast between 1974 and 1977
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods incl. decapods
3.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids incl. ostracods
3.30 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae fish larvae
2.40 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others insects
1.30 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
1.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults mysids 1.2% mysids, also 0.5% isopods
83.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Calanoida
2.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults decapods including decapods and ostracods
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