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Food of anadromous brown trout at sea
Author(s) -
Knutsen J. A.,
Knutsen H.,
Gjøsæter J.,
Jonsson B.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2001.tb02359.x
Subject(s) - brown trout , biology , salmo , fish migration , pelagic zone , fishery , habitat , predation , crustacean , trout , salmonidae , marine habitats , ecology , fish <actinopterygii>
The food of migratory Salmo trutta in coastal marine waters along the Norwegian Skagerrak coast varied significantly with age, season and habitat of the fish. The main prey categories in terms of frequency of occurrence were fishes followed by crustaceans, surface insects and polychaetes. Seasonal variation in diet and within habitats was found, supporting the view that brown trout is an opportunistic feeder. An ontogenetic niche shift was observed with post‐smolts feeding on inshore and shallow water prey communities, while larger brown trout fed mainly on pelagic fishes.