Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trisopterus minutus
 
Main Ref. Armstrong, M J., 1982
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 17.00 TL
Sample size 126 Percent empty
Country UK Locality Off the west coast of the Isle of Man, 1977-1978
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Trisopterus minutus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gobiidae 1.8% Gobiidae 1.3% sprat, 0.1% unidentified fish
2.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs n.a./others Paguridae 0.3% Paguridae, 2.1% other crustacea
1.60 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks n.a./others bivalves bivalves/gastropods
1.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans n.a./others euphausiids 0.8% euphausiids, 0.7% copepods, 0.1% amphipods
1.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
13.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalidae 10.2% Pandalidae, 2.9% Processa
14.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Nephrops 11.3% Nephrops , 2.9% Pasiphaea
22.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pasiphaea Pasiphaea
40.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon Crangon
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