Food spectra of the farm juveniles of the chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta (Salmoniformes, Salmonidae) in the Ryazanovka river (Southern Primor'e)

Teslenko V.A., Tiunova T.M., Makarchenko M.A.

В журнале Journal of Ichthyology

Год: 2010 Том: 50 Номер: 1 Страницы: 73-83

Qualitative data are presented on the diet of juvenile chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta released from the Ryazanovka experimental fish hatchery farm situated in the south of Primor'e Territory. The stomach fullness, frequency of occurrence of food items, their average weight value, and selectivity are estimated. Food spectra of chum salmon juveniles during downstream migration comprised representatives of 51 taxa of bottom freshwater invertebrates and terrestrial insects. The bulk of the diet consisted of larvae of aquatic insects-chironomids, other Diptera, and mayflies. Their diversity increased with the growth of fry. Fry of chum salmon had a wide spectrum of feeding preference, favorite food items were larvae and pupae of chironomids

DOI 10.1134/S0032945210010091