Food and Feeding Habits Summary Clupea harengus
 
Main Ref. Raid, T. and A. Lankov, 1993
Fish stage adults Mean length 20.00 NG
Sample size Percent empty 76
Country Finland Locality West of Saaremaa I. and the southern Gulf of Finland, April 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
19.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Pontoporeia Pontoporeia
7.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysis Mysis
2.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Pseudocalanus Pseudocalanus
12.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Temora Temora
58.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Harmothoe Harmothoe
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