Food and Feeding Habits Summary Alosa alosa
 
Main Ref. Maitland, P.S. and A.A. Lyle, 2005
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 19 Percent empty
Country UK Scotland Locality Solway Firth
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Alosa alosa
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
31.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Fish ( e.g. Clupeidae)
6.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Malacostraca (e.g. Neomysis)
14.00 % plants other plants periphyton n.a./others plant debris
48.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda (mainly Calanus) Inlcudes other planktonic crustaceans.
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