Food and Feeding Habits Summary Alosa kessleri
 
Main Ref. Matveeva, R.P., 1957
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length FL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Russia Locality N Caspian Sea
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Alosa kessleri
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.40 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades benthic algae/weeds
0.60 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others carcasses
23.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
18.30 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae fish fry unidentified fry
1.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
1.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Corophiidae Corophiidae
1.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cumacea Cumacea
6.00 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae Lamellibranchiata Lamellibranchiata
41.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
0.50 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Nereis Nereis
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