Food and Feeding Habits Summary Atherina boyeri
 
Main Ref. Danilova, M.M., 1991
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 2.80 TL
Sample size 134 Percent empty
Country Locality Chatyrlyk Bay, Black Sea, 1985
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Atherina boyeri
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods n.a./others gastropods
1.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults plank. crustaceans
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Balanus Balanus
2.50 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs plank. invertebrates
0.40 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Brachionus Brachionus
1.10 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae polychaete polychaete larvae
0.39 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Turbellaria Turbellaria
11.10 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Nematoda Nematoda
47.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods eggs plank. copepods
35.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae copepod nauplii copepod nauplii
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