Ecology Summary - Salvelinus fontinalis
Ecology of Salvelinus fontinalis
 
Main Ref. Maitland, P.S. and R.N. Campbell, 1992
Remarks Inhabits cold, well-oxygenated waters of rivers, lakes and reservoirs (Ref. 30578). Anadromous (Ref. 5951). Feeding effort in juveniles is directed toward sub-surface, invertebrate drift (Ref. 28091). It is preyed upon by eels, white perch, yellow perch, chain pickerel, eastern belted kingfisher and American merganser (Ref. 5951).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Salvelinus fontinalis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks Parasites of the species include 22 protozoans, 7 myxosporidians, 5 monogeneids, 28 trematodes, 14 cestodes, 21 nematodes, 7 acanthocephalans, 2 leeches, 1 branchiurid (Argulus and 8 copepods (Ref. 5951).
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Maitland, P.S. and R.N. Campbell, 1992
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Maitland, P.S. and R.N. Campbell, 1992
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.31 0.00 3.16 0.42 Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items 3.74 0.56 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Maitland, P.S. and R.N. Campbell, 1992
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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