River lamprey present an unusual predation threat to Atlantic salmon smolts in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland.
J Fish Biol
; 97(4): 1265-1267, 2020 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
A new monitoring programme on the Lough Neagh catchment has documented a high incidence of river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis L., predation on Atlantic salmon smolts, Salmo salar L. In total 470 smolts were examined during the 2020 emigration period with 168 fish (36%) exhibiting lamprey scars of which 57 were lightly scarred and 111 were classed as heavily scarred. Lamprey predation was not size selective on Lough Neagh S. salar smolts.
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Assunto principal:
Comportamento Predatório
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Salmo salar
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Migração Animal
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Lampreias
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Animals
País como assunto:
Europa
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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