Food and Feeding Habits Summary Clupea harengus
 
Main Ref. Thiel, R., T. Mehner, B. Köpcke and R. Kafemann, 1996
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.10 TL
Sample size 107 Percent empty
Country Germany Locality Elbe Estuary, June 1993, April-July 1994
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Clupea harengus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
6.76 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Chydorus sphaericus 6.18% Chydorus sphaericus
9.37 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs Rotifer 8.6% Rotifer eggs
26.87 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods eggs Copepod 24.57% Copepod eggs
16.15 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Cyclopoids 14.77% Cyclopoids
40.84 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Eurytemora affinis 37.34% Eurytemora affinis
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