Food and Feeding Habits Summary Salmo trutta
 
Main Ref. Nilsson, N.-A., 1957
Fish stage adults Mean length NG
Sample size 13 Percent empty 7.7
Country Sweden Locality River Rensjön, Station 6. 1955
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Salmo trutta
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
6.70 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Limnaea Limnaea
53.30 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Trichoptera Trichoptera (46.2), Chironomidae (2.1), terrestrial insects (5.0)
27.50 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Trichoptera Trichoptera (15.8), Ephemeroptera (4.6), Sialis (7.1)
6.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Phyllopoda Phyllopoda
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