Food and Feeding Habits Summary Micromesistius poutassou
 
Main Ref. Dolgov, A.V., E. Johannesen, M. Heino and E. Olsen, 2010
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 29.40 TL
Sample size 4165 Percent empty 38
Country Locality Norwegian & Barents Seas, North Atlantic.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Micromesistius poutassou
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.01 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Unspecified Ampiphoda
0.01 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Unspecified Gammaridae
0.01 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Anarhichas sp.
0.01 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Liparis sp.
0.01 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Maurolicus muelleri
0.04 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified Cottidae
0.11 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Hippoglossoides platessoides
0.13 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pollachius virens
0.14 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Leptoclinus maculatus
0.15 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified Stichaeidae
0.24 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lumpenus sp.
0.42 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Micromesistius poutassou
0.44 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sebastes sp.
0.62 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trisopterus esmarkii
0.98 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gadus morhua
2.75 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Melanogrammus aeglefinus %W=2.75
5.17 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Clupea harengus %W=5.17
7.47 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified Teleostei %W=7.5
10.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Mallotus villosus %W=10.3
30.29 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Boreogadus saida %W=30.3
0.09 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Thysanoessa sp.
0.87 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica
28.09 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Unspecified Euphausiidae %W=28.1
0.01 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Unspecified Limacinidae
0.01 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids juv./adults Unspecified Scyphozoa
0.03 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Unspecified Mysidae
0.06 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans juv./adults Unspecified Crustacea
0.09 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans juv./adults Unspecified Pandalidae
0.17 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans juv./adults Themisto abyssorum Themisto abyssorum Name used in the literature is Parathemisto abyssorum.
0.24 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans juv./adults Pandalus sp.
1.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans juv./adults Unspecified Hyperiidae %W=1.4
1.74 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans juv./adults Themisto libellula %W= 1.74. Name used in the literature is Parathemisto libellula.
1.98 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans juv./adults Pandalus borealis %W=1.98
2.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans juv./adults Themisto sp. %W=2.5. Name used in the literature is Parathemisto sp..
0.05 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. Invertebrates juv./adults Unspecified Chaetognatha
0.33 % others others n.a./others n.a./others Unspecified
0.01 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. Copepods juv./adults Unspecified Copepoda
0.05 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. Copepods juv./adults Paraeuchaeta norvegica
0.49 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. Copepods juv./adults Calanus sp.
0.71 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. Copepods juv./adults Unspecified Calanoida
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pasiphaea sp.
0.81 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Unspecified Caridea
0.16 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Gonatus fabricii
0.32 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Unspecified Theutida %W=0.32
0.37 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Unspecified Oegopsida %W=0.37
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