Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sprattus sprattus
 
Main Ref. Sirotenko, M.D. and L.K. Sorokalit, 1979
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 7.10 SL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality Black Sea, 1975
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sprattus sprattus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Penilia avirostris Penilia avirostris
0.10 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults phytoplankton Larvae of fish, shrimps, phytoplankton, insects
23.50 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Sagitta euxina Sagitta euxina
68.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanus helgolandicus 39.5% Calanus helgolandicus, 18.2% Acartia clausi, 6.2% Pseudocalanus elongatus, 4.7% Paracalanus parvus
6.40 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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