Food and Feeding Habits Summary Osmerus eperlanus
 
Main Ref. Sterligova, O.P., M. Kaukoranta and L.G. Bushman, 1995
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 10.60 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Finland Locality Lake Ouluyarvi, 1990
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
4.82 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Bosmina kessleri Bosmina kessleri
20.09 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Leptodora kindtii Leptodora kindtii
29.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Bythotrephes longimanus Bythotrephes longimanus
30.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Daphnia longispina Daphnia longispina
4.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Limnocalanus macrurus Limnocalanus macrurus
10.44 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Cyclops strenuus Cyclops strenuus
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