Food and Feeding Habits Summary Osmerus eperlanus
 
Main Ref. Thiel, R., T. Mehner, B. Köpcke and R. Kafemann, 1996
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.10 TL
Sample size 100 Percent empty
Country Germany Locality Elbe Estuary, June 1993, April-July 1994
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Osmerus eperlanus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
15.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipods 14.2% Amphipods
13.74 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Neomysis integer 12.51% Neomysis integer
10.81 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods eggs Copepod eggs 9.84% Copepod eggs
4.66 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Cyclopoids 4.24% Cyclopoids
55.19 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Eurytemora affinis 50.24% Eurytemora affinis
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