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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scomber scombrus
 
Main Ref. Daan, N., 1989
Fish stage adults Mean length 45.00 TL
Sample size 454 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
37.38 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gnathostomata 33.9% Gnathostomata
24.81 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea 22.5% Euphausiacea
0.88 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Gastropoda 0.8% Gastropoda
6.62 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Brachyura 0.5% Amphipoda, 0.2% Caridea, 5.6% Brachyura
2.32 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Urochordata 0.7% Chaetognatha, 1.4% Urochordata
0.44 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Cnidaria 0.4% Cnidaria
26.57 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda 23.6% Copepoda
0.99 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda 0.9% Cephalopoda
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