Piscivory by large eels on young‐of‐the‐year fishes: its potential as a biomanipulation tool

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Dörner, H., Benndorf, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2003
• Subjects: Anguilla anguilla
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00035.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.1095-8649.2003.00035.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00035.x

Strong piscivory by eels Anguilla anguilla , which were regularly stocked in the Bautzen Reservoir, Germany, as a biomanipulation tool, was observed, with the number of fishes per stomach containing fish being 2· 2 ± 1·3 (mean ± s . d .). The 0+ year perch Perca fluviatilis was the most frequent prey item (54%), and 0+ year pikeperch Sander lucioperca was the most important prey in terms of biomass (45%).