In Ohio, it was found that young logperch fed on entomostracans, those of intermediate size fed on insects and entomostracans and the larger fish fed mostly on insects. Several observers have reported that the logperch feeds by flipping over pebbles with its conical snout to get at the invertebrates unde neath. During spawning, groups of males search out and eat the eggs as they are laid. Distribution of logperch in NY state. Dark dots represent where actual samples of logperch were taken.
White dots represent historic distributions.
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