Food and Feeding Habits Summary Osmerus eperlanus
 
Main Ref. Strel'nikova, A.P. and M.N. Ivanova, 1982
Fish stage larvae Mean length 2.10 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
0.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans larvae Leptodora 0.4% Leptodora, 0.04% veliger
3.16 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans n.a./others Diaphanosoma 2.4% Diaphanosoma, 0.8% Limnosida, 0.3% Bosmina, 0.06% Ceriodaphnia
4.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans n.a./others Daphnia Daphnia
5.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Diaptomus Diaptomus
6.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Eurytemora Eurytemora
19.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Acanthocyclops Acanthocyclops
23.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Heterocope Heterocope
31.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Cyclops Cyclops
0.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae nauplia nauplia
4.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. copepodites copepodites
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