Food and Feeding Habits Summary Micromesistius poutassou
 
Main Ref. Conway, D.V.P., 1980
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.30 TL
Sample size 154 Percent empty 53
Country UK Scotland Locality Rockall area, May-June 1967 and April-May 1968
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
2.90 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs invertebrate other invertebrate eggs
17.39 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods eggs Calanus Calanus eggs
1.45 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. Copepods juv./adults Oithona spp. Oithona spp.
78.26 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. Copepod nauplii Copepod nauplii
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