Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scomber australasicus
 
Main Ref. Fujita, T., D. Kitagawa, Y. Okuyama, Y. Ishito, T. Inada and Y. Jin, 1995
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 27.60 SL
Sample size 44 Percent empty 5
Country Japan Locality 120 and 140 m off the Pacific coast of Iwate Perfecture.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scomber australasicus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
36.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis japonicus Engraulis japonicus
46.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fishes unidentified fishes
8.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus unidentified organic matter
7.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustaceans unidentified crustaceans
2.00 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults benthic invertebrates unidentified invertebrates
1.00 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Cephalopoda Cephalopoda
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