Food and Feeding Habits Summary Acipenser stellatus
 
Main Ref. Zolotarev, P.N., V.A. Shlyakhov and O.I. Akselev, 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 115.00 TL
Sample size 76 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 stellatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults ascidians
11.54 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sprattus sprattus phalericus 11.29% Sprattus sprattus phalericus, 0.21% Merlangius merlangus
87.35 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Terreblides stroemi 66.92% Terreblides stroemi, 20.22% Melinna palmata, 0.21% Nephthys hombergii
1.04 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon crangon Crangon crangon
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