Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trachurus trachurus
 
Main Ref. Olaso, I., O. Cendrero and P. Abaunza, 1998
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 34.00 NG
Sample size Percent empty
Country Spain Locality Cantabrian Sea
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Trachurus trachurus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
11.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
6.80 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Tunicata 0.84% Salpidae, 5.94% unid. Tunicata.
20.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Micromesistius poutassou 3.64% <>Gadiculus argenteus, 7.24% <>Micromesistius poutassou, 2.43% <>merluccius merluccius, 0.58% <>Aphia minuta, 1.85% <>Engraulis encrasicholus, 4.72% <>Maurolicus muelleri.
15.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausia couchii 1.11% <>Euphausia couchii, 13.83% unid. Eupahusiacea, 0.51% <>Meganyctiphanes norvegica.
1.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea 1.52% unid. Crustacea, 0.34% Myxidacea.
0.70 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Todaropsis eblanae <>Todaropsis eblanae
0.70 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
1.50 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
40.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Chlorotocus crassicornis 39.31% unid. Eucarida, 0.17% Munida spp., 0.34% unid. Decapoda, 0.34% Chlorotocus crassicornis, 0.27% unid. Natantia, 0.17% Processa spp.
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