Age, growth, spawning season, and fecundity of the trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus) in southeastern Lake Michigan
Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
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By: Robert House and LaRue Wells
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Abstract
Growth of trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus) in the first 2 years of life was somewhat slower in southeastern Lake Michigan (average length at end of second year, 83 mm) than in Lower Red Lake, Minnesota (90 mm), but considerably faster than in Lake Superior (58 mm); size differences in later years were slightly less pronounced. Young fish began growing earlier in the year (some before June 20) than older ones (as late as August). Females tended to live longer than males, as they do in Lower Red Lake and Lake Superior. Trout-perch spawned from late June or early July until late September, somewhat later than in Lower Red Lake (May to August) or Lake Erie (June to August). Fecundity was similar to that in Lake Erie; mature females 94-146 mm long contained from 126 to 1329 yolked eggs.
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House, R., and Wells, L., 1973, Age, growth, spawning season, and fecundity of the trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus) in southeastern Lake Michigan: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, v. 30, no. 8, p. 1221-1225, https://doi.org/10.1139/f73-193.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Age, growth, spawning season, and fecundity of the trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus) in southeastern Lake Michigan |
| Series title | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
| DOI | 10.1139/f73-193 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Year Published | 1973 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | NRC Research Press |
| Publisher location | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
| First page | 1221 |
| Last page | 1225 |