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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scomber scombrus
 
Main Ref. Daan, N., 1989
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 45.00 TL
Sample size 1519 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
37.27 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gnathostomata 34.4% Gnathostomata
21.45 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea 19.8% Euphausiacea
2.06 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Gastropoda 1.9% Gastropoda
0.22 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
12.03 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Caridea 7.1% Caridea, 3.8% Brachyura, 0.8% Amphipoda
9.10 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Urochordata 3.2% Chaetognatha, 5.2% Urochordata
0.33 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults polyps
17.23 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda 15.1% Copepoda
0.33 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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