Food items reported for Alosa fallax
n = 39
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris plant seeds, stalk and leaf parts Portugal juv./adults
detritus detritus debris small sediment particles Portugal juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Sepia officinalis Portugal juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ammodytes spp. (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Atherina boyeri Portugal juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sprattus sprattus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish herrings (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sardina pilchardus Portugal juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis encrasicolus Portugal juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pomatoschistus Portugal juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pomatoschistus microps Portugal juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pomatoschistus minutus Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods unidentified Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods Asellus spp. (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods unidentified Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods unidentified Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods unidentified Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods unidentified Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods unidentified Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. mysids Neomysis integer Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Crangon crangon Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Palaemon spp. Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Hydrobia ulvae Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods Sepia officinalis Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids Nereis diversicolor Portugal juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes Hediste diversicolor Portugal juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae unidentified fish eggs Portugal juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates rotifers (not available) recruits/juv.
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. Invertebrates unidentified France juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Daphnia spp. (not available) recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Neomysis integer Portugal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Eurythemora spp. (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Cyclops spp. (not available) recruits/juv.
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