Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scomber scombrus
 
Main Ref. Daan, N., 1989
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 45.00 TL
Sample size 556 Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, 1981, Quarter 2
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
48.98 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gnathostomata 47.9% Gnathostomata
19.43 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphasiacea 19% Euphasiacea
0.31 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
28.73 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea 28.1% Crustacea
1.84 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Chaetognatha 1.8% Chaetognatha
0.41 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults polyps
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps shrimps & crabs
0.20 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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