Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scomber scombrus
 
Main Ref. Jansen, T., S. Post, A.H. Olafsdottir, P. Reynisson, G.J. Óskarsson and K.E. Arendt, 2019
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size 333 Percent empty
Country Locality Northeast Atlantic, location 3
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
6.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unspecified myctophids
21.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults unspecified euphausiids
1.00 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults unspecified gastropods
5.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified hyperiids
64.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. Copepods juv./adults Calanus finmarchus
3.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults unspecified cephalopods
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