Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scomber scombrus
 
Main Ref. Greenstreet, S.P.R., 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 25.00 FL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, Quarter 1
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
3.24 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Norway pout 1.6% Norway pout, 1.6% Sprat
92.31 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids 91.2% euphausiids
0.30 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
3.14 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults amphipods amphipods, copepods
0.40 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults polyps
0.61 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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