Food and Feeding Habits Summary Alosa fallax
 
Main Ref. Maitland, P.S. and A.A. Lyle, 2005
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 18 Percent empty
Country UK Scotland Locality Solway Firth
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Alosa fallax
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
65.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Fish (e.g. small clupeids) Most fish were digested beyond recognition.
17.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Malacostraca (e.g. Neomysis)
4.00 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Molluska
0.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Ostracoda
13.00 % others others n.a./others n.a./others Unidentified
0.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda
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