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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scomber scombrus
 
Main Ref. Fortier, L. and A. Villeneuve, 1996
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.30 FL
Sample size 172 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Sable I., Scotian Shelf, July 18-23, 1991
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scomber scombrus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.00 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae fish larvae
4.00 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Appendicularia appendicularians
5.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults copepodites copepodites and adult copepods
89.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae Copepod nauplii Copepod nauplii
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