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Behaviour of Percid Fishes in the Wild and Its Relevance for Culture

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The behaviour of percid fishes

The behaviour of percids, as in most other fishes, is to a great extent size dependent. As the fish grows larger there is a change in behaviour in accordance with a shift in relative costs and benefits of different alternative actions. While a diet of plankton is the most energy efficient for a small percid, with increasing size, larger, more energy rich food types become accessible and more profitable to eat. In connection with a change in diet, a change in foraging habitat also occurs. However, perch with different body shape has been found to differ in diet and occupy different habitats even within one lake. The perch and the pikeperch are, in general, social species but also group size changes with size. The young fish benefit more by being in a large shoal, as a protection against predators. With growth, the groups of fish become smaller, but still, foraging is more effective in groups than when alone. The behaviour of percids also depends on the environment in which they live. For example, risk-taking behaviour is influenced by lake- and size-specific risk of predation. Even though behaviour may be innate to a certain extent, experience is probably important to form the behaviour patterns of individual fish. For the best result in culture it is very important to have knowledge about the behaviour of percids in the wild, especially regarding feeding and social interactions.

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Magnhagen, C. (2015). Behaviour of Percid Fishes in the Wild and Its Relevance for Culture. In: Kestemont, P., Dabrowski, K., Summerfelt, R. (eds) Biology and Culture of Percid Fishes. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7227-3_15

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