Food and Feeding Habits Summary Oncorhynchus mykiss
 
Main Ref. Wurtsbaugh, W.A., R.W. Brocksen and C.R. Goldman, 1975
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 6.00 TL
Sample size 136 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Castle Lake, 1969
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Oncorhynchus mykiss
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Eurycercus Eurycercus
15.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Daphnia 8.9% Daphnia, Holopedium
69.50 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Ephemeroptera 64.4% Ephemeroptera nymphs, 3.2% Chironomidae pupae, 0.8% Chironomidae larvae, 1% Trichoptera
14.90 % others others n.a./others n.a./others Diptera terrestrial insects: 7.2% Diptera, 5.5% Hymenoptera, 0.6% Thysanoptera, 0.8% Coleoptera, 0.4% Homoptera, 0.4% Arachnida
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