Food and Feeding Habits Summary Micromesistius poutassou
 
Main Ref. Conway, D.V.P., 1980
Fish stage larvae Mean length 1.80 TL
Sample size 97 Percent empty 7
Country UK Scotland Locality Rockall area, May-June 1967 and April-May 1968
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
1.01 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Evadne nordmanni Evadne nordmanni
5.06 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids larvae euphausiids
0.91 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs plank. invertebrates
0.91 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods eggs Calanus Calanus
1.01 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults copepods other copepods
5.06 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Oithona spp. Oithona spp.
10.13 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Acartia clausi Acartia clausi
10.13 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Pseudocalanus elongatus Pseudocalanus elongatus
64.84 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanus sp. Calanus sp.
0.91 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. Copepod nauplii Copepod nauplii
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