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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Salvelinus fontinalis
 
Main Ref. Wurtsbaugh, W.A., R.W. Brocksen and C.R. Goldman, 1975
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.50 SL
Sample size 100 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Castle Lake, California, 1970
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
2.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoida Harpacticoida
8.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults limnetic Copepoda limnetic Copepoda
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Eurycercus Eurycercus
49.70 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid 25.9% Chironomid larvae, 22.2% Chironomid pupae, 1.6% Ephemeroptera
38.60 % others others n.a./others n.a./others Homoptera terrestrial insects: 31.7% Homoptera, 3.2% Thysanoptera, 3.2% Diptera, 0.5% Hemiptera
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
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