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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scomber scombrus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 27.00 NG
Sample size 74 Percent empty 11
Country USA Locality Georges Bank.
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
12.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Parathemisto gaudichaudii 0.2% Hyperia glaba, 10.4% Parathemisto gaudichaudii, 1.4% Parathemisto sp., 0.2% Hyperiidae.
0.10 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Urochordata Urochordata.
13.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 6.2% Calanoida, 6.9% unidentified Copepoda.
1.10 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains.
14.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica 4.2% Euphausia krohnii, 10% Meganyctiphanes norvegica, 0.5% unidentified euphausiids.
33.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis americana 1.4% Mysidopsis bigelowi, 32.1% Neomysis americana.
3.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults decapoda 2.1% decapoda larvae, 1.4% unidentified crustacea.
0.50 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults cephalopoda unidentified cephalopoda.
21.20 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Chaetognath 0.2% Nematoda, 21% Chaetognath.
0.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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