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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Micromesistius poutassou
 
Main Ref. Mir-Arguimbau, J., J. Navarro, M. Balcells, P. Martín and A. Sabatés, 2020
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length TL
Sample size 306 Percent empty
Country Locality northwest Mediterranean, over the Slope.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Micromesistius poutassou
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lampanyctus pusillus %W=2.1.
5.31 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lampanyctus spp. %W=5.3.
0.20 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others unspecified fish remains %W=0.2.
1.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Nyctiphanes couchii %W=1.9.
21.82 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified shrimp %W=21.8.
14.81 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults unspecified Myctophidae %W=14.8.
27.93 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified Euphausiacea %W=27.9.
0.80 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. Invertebrates juv./adults Phronima spp. %W=0.8.
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults unspecified Sergestidae %W=0.8.
0.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Eusergestes arcticus %W=0.9.
1.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Amalopenaeus elegans %W=1.9. Name cited in literature is Gennadas elegans.
4.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pasiphaea sivado %W=4.7.
16.82 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Acanthephyra pelagica %W=16.8. Name cited in literature is Acantephyra pelagica.
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