Diversity of nosed charrs Salvelinus malma (Salmonidae) of Lake Kronotskoe (Kamchatka) |
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Authors: | G. N. Markevich E. V. Esin O. Yu. Busarova R. Knudsen L. A. Anisimova |
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Affiliation: | 1.Kronotsky Nature Reserve,Yelizovo,Russia;2.Far Eastern State Technical Fisheries University Dal’rybvtuz,Vladivostok,Russia;3.Department of Arctic and Marine Biology,University of Troms?,Troms?,Norway;4.Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO),Moscow,Russia |
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Abstract: | The littoral benthivorous charrs Salvelinus malma with subterminal mouth distributed in Lake Kronotskoe basin are separated into three distinct morphs. These morphs significantly differ in head proportions, jaws' length, skull structure, and degree of gill rakers' reduction. The morphs spawn in distant lake tributaries at the spawning grounds of various types. Joint spawning has never been observed for these morphs in any type of spawning grounds. The differences in the external morphology and growth rate of the morphs become evident during the riverine life stage. The adult charrs inhabit the same sites of the littoral zone. No reliable difference is found in the diet among morphs, since all nosed charrs dominantly feed on amphipods with the exception of a few individuals that fed on chironomid larvae. |
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