Food and Feeding Habits Summary Clupea harengus
 
Main Ref. Prokopchuk, I., 2009
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size 205 Percent empty
Country Locality
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Clupea harengus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified Pisces g.spp.
0.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Thysanoessa inermis
5.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica
8.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Unspecified Euphausiacea larvae
0.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids larvae Unspecified Euphausiacea g. spp.
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Unpsecified Cirripedia larvae
4.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Oikopleura sp.
0.20 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae Unspecified Pisces larvae
6.50 % others others n.a./others n.a./others Unspecified animal remainders
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. Copepods juv./adults Metridia spp.
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. Copepods juv./adults Pseudocalanus sp.
73.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanus finmarchicus
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