Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trachurus symmetricus
 
Main Ref. Konchina, Y.V. and Y.P. Pavlov, 1995
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 296 Percent empty 9.6
Country Peru Locality Shelf waters off Peru
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Trachurus symmetricus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
7.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
20.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
11.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Decapoda Decapoda.
51.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
2.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
5.40 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults mollusks
1.10 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults non-annelids
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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