Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scomber scombrus
 
Main Ref. Daan, N., 1989
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 25.00 TL
Sample size 764 Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, 1981, Quarter 3
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
33.74 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gnathostomata 30.6% Gnathostomata
7.61 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea 6.9% Euphausiacea
0.88 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Gastropoda 0.8% Gastropoda
0.11 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
26.90 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Urochordata 17.6% Urochordata, 6.8% Chaetognatha
0.66 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Cnidaria 0.6% Cnidaria
14.88 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda 13.3% Copepoda
15.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridea 8.9% Caridea, 4.8% Brachyura
0.11 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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