Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chelon saliens
 
Main Ref. Pisarevskaya, I.I. and E.O. Aksenova, 1991
Fish stage larvae Mean length 1.00 SL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality Black Sea, 5-50 miles from the shores of the Crimea and the Caucasus, 1976-1977
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chelon saliens
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Monstrilla Monstrilla
18.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoida Harpacticoida
5.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Penilia avirostris 1.7% Penilia avirostris, 1.7% Podon polyphemoides, 1.7% Evadne sp.
1.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae nauplii nauplii
3.40 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs plank. invertebrates
3.40 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae Bivalve larvae Bivalve larvae
5.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Acartia clausi Acartia clausi
10.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Paracalanus parvus Paracalanus parvus
11.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Labidocera brunescens 6.7% Labidocera brunescens , 3.4% Pontella mediterranea , 1.7% Centropages kröyeri
35.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Oithona nana Oithona nana
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