Food and Feeding Habits Summary Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
 
Main Ref. Zolotarev, P.N., V.A. Shlyakhov and O.I. Akselev, 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 130.00 TL
Sample size 85 Percent empty
Country Russia Locality Northwestern part of the Black Sea, 1993
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.03 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults ascidians
67.01 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Acanthocardia paucicosta 30.85% Acanthocardia paucicosta, 23.91% Mytilus galloprovincialis, 5.93% Plagiocardium simile, 1.37% Pitar rudis, 1.14% Tritia reticulata, 0.52% Parvicardium exiguum, 0.29% Spisula subtruncata, 0.06% Polititapes petalina
23.59 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sprattus sprattus phalericus 17.94% Sprattus sprattus phalericus, 5.54% Merlangius merlangus, 0.11% unid. Fish
7.36 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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