Known prey organisms
Lutra lutra (Lutra lutra otter) preys on:
Actinopterygii
Anguilla anguilla
Pholis gunnellus
Zoarces viviparus
Myxocephalus scorpius
Platichthys flesus
Salmo trutta
Based on studies in:
UK: Yorkshire, Aire, Nidd & Wharfe Rivers (River)
Scotland (Estuarine)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
Actinopterygii
Anguilla anguilla
Pholis gunnellus
Zoarces viviparus
Myxocephalus scorpius
Platichthys flesus
Salmo trutta
Based on studies in:
UK: Yorkshire, Aire, Nidd & Wharfe Rivers (River)
Scotland (Estuarine)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- E. Percival and H. Whitehead, 1929. A quantitative study of the fauna of some types of stream-bed. J. Ecol. 17:282-314, from p. 311 & overleaf.
- Hall SJ, Raffaelli D (1991) Food-web patterns: lessons from a species-rich web. J Anim Ecol 60:823842
- Huxham M, Beany S, Raffaelli D (1996) Do parasites reduce the chances of triangulation in a real food web? Oikos 76:284300
