Food and Feeding Habits Summary Clupea harengus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 23.00 NG
Sample size 91 Percent empty 21
Country USA Locality Gulf of Maine.
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
4.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Parathemisto gaudichaudii 3.7% Parathemisto gaudichaudii, 0.6% Parathemisto sp., 0.4% Hyperiidae.
4.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Copepoda 0.2% Calanoida, 4.3% unidentified Copepoda.
2.40 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains.
88.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica 80.4% Meganyctiphanes norvegica, 4.6% Thysanoessa raschii, 0.7% unidentified euphausiids.
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Diastylidae Diastylidae.
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