Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scophthalmus maximus
 
Main Ref. Last, J.M., 1979
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.50 SL
Sample size 23 Percent empty 13
Country UK Locality West central North Sea, off the northeast coast of England, 1976
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scophthalmus maximus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans n.a./others Podon leuckarti 1% Podon leuckarti, 1% other nauplii
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans n.a./others Peridinium 1% Peridinium, 1% unaccounted item
2.00 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae mollusk larvae mollusk larvae
8.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods eggs plank. copepods
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae Centropages 1% Centropages nauplii, 1% Temora nauplii
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae Temora Temora copepodites
12.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae Paracalanus Paracalanus nauplii
70.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae Pseudocalanus Pseudocalanus nauplii
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