Food and Feeding Habits Summary Clupea harengus
 
Main Ref. Raid, T. and A. Lankov, 1993
Fish stage adults Mean length NG
Sample size Percent empty 26.9
Country Finland Locality West of Saaremaa I. and the southern Gulf of Finland, April 1987.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Clupea harengus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
8.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Pontoporeia Pontoporeia
10.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammarus Gammarus
11.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysis Mysis
13.80 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults finfish
8.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Temora Temora
46.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Pseudocalanus Pseudocalanus
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