Food and Feeding Habits Summary Alosa saposchnikowii
 
Main Ref. Elizarenko, M.M. and S.B. Andrianova, 2002
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length
Sample size 37 Percent empty 18.9
Country Russia Locality Northern Caspian Sea
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Alosa saposchnikowii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.21 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades benthic algae/weeds
27.66 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
12.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
4.75 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects
8.86 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
0.38 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Corophiidae Corophiidae
25.88 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Rhithropanopeus harrisii Rhithropanopeus harrisii
0.09 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae Lamellibranchiata Lamellibranchiata
0.65 % others others n.a./others n.a./others organisms other organisms
18.72 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
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