Food and Feeding Habits Summary Melanogrammus aeglefinus
 
Main Ref. Conway, D.V.P., 1980
Fish stage larvae Mean length 1.50 TL
Sample size 10 Percent empty
Country UK Scotland Locality Rockall area
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
9.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Evadne nordmanni Evadne nordmanni
1.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiid calyptopis Euphausiid calyptopis
28.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods eggs Calanus Calanus eggs
4.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Acartia clausi Acartia clausi
9.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Oithona spp. Oithona spp.
20.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Pseudocalanus elongatus Pseudocalanus elongatus
29.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. Copepod nauplii Copepod nauplii
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