Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scomber scombrus
 
Main Ref. Daan, N., 1989
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 25.00 TL
Sample size 120 Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, 1981, Quarter 4
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
16.44 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gnathostomata 14.6% Gnathostomata
4.28 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Brachyura 3.8% Brachyura
9.12 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea 8.1% Euphausiacea
2.59 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Gastropoda 2.3% Gastropoda
22.07 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Urochordata 19.6% Urochordata
28.94 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda 25.2% Copepoda, 0.5% Amphipoda
16.55 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda 14.7% Cephalopoda
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