Food and Feeding Habits Summary Oncorhynchus keta
 
Main Ref. Murphy, M.L., J.F. Thedinga and K.V. Koski, 1988
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 5.80 FL
Sample size 31 Percent empty
Country Alaska Locality Porcupine Creek Estuary, 1981
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Oncorhynchus keta
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.26 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
2.11 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
22.11 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish fish eggs & larvae
5.26 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Diptera mostly adult Diptera
9.47 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cumacea Cumacea
1.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae shrimp larvae shrimp larvae
3.16 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae crab crab larvae
37.89 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae mollusk larvae mollusk larvae
4.21 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Calanoida
9.47 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoida Harpacticoida
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