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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Micromesistius poutassou
 
Main Ref. Olaso, I. and E. Rodriguez-Marin, 1995
Fish stage adults Mean length 21.50 TL
Sample size 632 Percent empty 72
Country Spain Locality ICES Division VIIIc, 1991
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Micromesistius poutassou
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.23 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
59.24 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Micromesistius poutassou 24.15% Micromesistius poutassou, 21.72% Gadiculus argenteus, 7.85% Engraulis encrasicolus, 1.42% Cepola rubescens, 1.14% Lampanyctus crocodilus, 0.28% Callionymus lyra, 0.34% other Gobidae, 2.14% unid. Fish
26.25 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
0.10 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae fish larvae
13.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda 12.1% Decapoda, 1.6% unid. Crustacea
0.28 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
0.24 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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