Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lota lota
 
Main Ref. Bailey, M.M., 1972
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 30.00 TL
Sample size 349 Percent empty
Country Locality Lake Superior
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lota lota
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
12.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Pontoporeia Pontoporeia
1.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults stickleback stickleback
4.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults charr charr
10.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults whitefish whitefish
13.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults smelt smelt
16.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
16.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults sculpins sculpins
1.40 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus 0.8% detritus, 0.3% trout perch, 0.2% mollusks, isopods
2.60 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
21.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysis Mysis
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