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 47.9
Country Finland Locality West of Saaremaa I. and the southern Gulf of Finland, April 1986.
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
1.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammarus Gammarus
19.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Pontoporeia Pontoporeia
22.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysis Mysis
1.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Acartia Acartia
1.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Eurytemora Eurytemora
9.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Temora Temora
44.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Pseudocalanus Pseudocalanus
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