Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scomber japonicus
 
Main Ref. Sever, T.M., B. Bayhan, M. Bilecenoglu and S. Mavili, 2006
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 17.50 TL
Sample size 88 Percent empty 31
Country Turkey Locality Aegean Sea, Ismir Bay, Winter 2001
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scomber japonicus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
20.39 % nekton finfish bony fish recruits/juv. Teleostei Teleostei
5.98 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Isopoda Isopoda
4.65 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysidacea Mysidacea
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Amphipoda Amphipoda 0.05 Decapoda larvae 0.01 Brachyura larvae 0.01 Stomatopoda 0.05
67.51 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates recruits/juv. Thaliacea Thaliacea
1.25 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda Copepoda
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