Food and Feeding Habits Summary Osmerus eperlanus
 
Main Ref. Strel'nikova, A.P. and M.N. Ivanova, 1982
Fish stage larvae Mean length 2.60 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Russia Locality Rybinsk Reservoir, 1979
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Osmerus eperlanus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
6.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Bosmina Bosmina
11.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans n.a./others Leptodora Leptodora
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Diaphanosoma Diaphanosoma
2.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Daphnia Daphnia
1.60 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae Sida 0.5% veliger, 0.5% Sida, 0.4% Polynemus, 0.2% nauplia
10.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Cyclops Cyclops
11.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Acanthocyclops Acanthocyclops
16.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Heterocope Heterocope
28.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Eurytemora Eurytemora
7.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. copepodites copepodites
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