Food and Feeding Habits Summary Oblada melanura
 
Main Ref. Lenfant, P. and C. Olive, 1998
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 1.10 SL
Sample size 23 Percent empty
Country France Locality La Llosa (Spain? RF)
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Oblada melanura
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
92.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
0.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
0.70 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
0.70 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs plank. invertebrates
2.40 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae ascidian ascidian larvae
2.90 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae crustacean l crustacean larvae
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
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