Food and Feeding Habits Summary Boops boops
 
Main Ref. Sánchez-Velasco, L. and W. Norbis, 1997
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.50 SL
Sample size 353 Percent empty
Country Spain Locality northern Catalan Sea, 1992
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Boops boops
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.42 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Podon intermedius Podon intermedius
5.49 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
6.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Evadne nordmanni Evadne nordmanni
0.40 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates recruits/juv. Pelecypoda Pelecypoda
10.68 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods eggs Calanoid copepod Calanoid copepod eggs
71.76 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae Copepod nauplii Copepod nauplii
1.21 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. Oithona spp. Oithona spp. Copepodites
2.95 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. Copepodites unid. Copepodites
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