Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trisopterus esmarkii
 
Main Ref. Albert, O.T., 1994
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 10.00 TL
Sample size 277 Percent empty 34
Country Norway Locality Norwegian Deep, 1986 and 1987
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Trisopterus esmarkii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Parathemisto abyssorum 0.3% Parathemisto abyssorum, 0.2% Hyperiidea
6.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Thysanoessa raschii Thysanoessa raschii
29.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
42.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Maganyctiphanes norvegica Maganyctiphanes norvegica
0.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Amblopys abraviata 0.6% Mysiidae, 0.1% Amblopys abraviata
0.10 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms n.a./others Echinodermata 0.1% Echinodermata
5.70 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Chaetognatha Chaetognatha
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Pareuchaeta norvegica Pareuchaeta norvegica
11.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Calanoida <4 mm
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pasiphaea tarda Pasiphaea tarda
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