Food and Feeding Habits Summary Micromesistius poutassou
 
Main Ref. Hillgruber, N. and M. Kloppmann, 2000
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.50 SL
Sample size 120 Percent empty 3
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
1.80 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Tintinnids Tintinnids
30.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods eggs Copepod eggs Copepod eggs
3.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults copepods Adult copepods
5.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepodites Copepodites
59.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae Cyclopoid nauplii Cyclopoid and calanoid nauplii
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