Food and Feeding Habits Summary Decapterus koheru
 
Main Ref. Russell, B.C., 1983
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 10.60 TL
Sample size 8 Percent empty
Country New Zealand Locality Northeastern coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Decapterus koheru
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
16.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids larvae Nyctiphanes australis Nyctiphanes australis
0.90 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
20.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
10.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae crab crab larvae
9.50 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Oikopleura dioica Oikopleura dioica
0.30 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae polychaete polychaete larvae
42.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Acartia clausi Acartia clausi, Corycaeus aucklandicus, Oncaea, Paracalanus parvus
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