Food and Feeding Habits Summary Micromesistius poutassou
 
Main Ref. Hillgruber, N. and M. Kloppmann, 2000
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.40 SL
Sample size 142 Percent empty 17
Country Ireland Locality Porcupine Bank, 1995.
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
12.70 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Tintinnids Tintinnids
34.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods eggs Copepod eggs Copepod eggs
0.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults copepods Adult copepods
1.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepodites Copepodites
50.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae Cyclopoid nauplii Cyclopoid and calanoid nauplii
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