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 26.7
Country Finland Locality West of Saaremaa I. and the southern Gulf of Finland, Nov.-Dec. 1991.
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
1.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Pontoporeia Pontoporeia
94.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysis Mysis
3.80 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults finfish
0.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Pseudocalanus Pseudocalanus
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