Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scomber scombrus
 
Main Ref. Wosnitza, C.V., 1975
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.70 OT
Sample size 55 Percent empty
Country Locality Western Baltic
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scomber scombrus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
59.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Evadne sp. Evadne sp.
3.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Paracalanus parvus Paracalanus parvus
25.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae nauplii nauplii
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. Copepods juv./adults Pseudocalanus elongatus Pseudocalanus elongatus, Centropages hamatus
11.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. copepodites copepodites
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