Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trisopterus esmarkii
 
Main Ref. Albert, O.T., 1994
Fish stage adults Mean length 20.00 TL
Sample size 236 Percent empty 19
Country Norway Locality Norwegian Deep, 1985 and 1986
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Trisopterus esmarkii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
9.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Parathemisto abyssorum Parathemisto abyssorum
0.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
58.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Maganyctiphanes norvegica 29.7% Maganyctiphanes norvegica, 29.1% unid. euphausiids
3.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Crangonidae Crangonidae
4.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Paraeuchaeta norvegica 1.7% Paraeuchaeta norvegica, 0.4% Hyperiidea, 0.3% Amblyops abraviata, 0.3% Galatheidae, 0.3% Thysanoessa raschii, 0.2% Boreomysis arctica, 0.2% Pseudomma roseum, 0.2% Pontophilus norvegicus, 0.1% Flabellifera, 0.1% Gammaridae, 0.1% Munida sarsi, 0.1% ostracods
1.10 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Chaetognatha 0.8% Chaetognatha, 0.2% Polychaeta
13.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Calanoida
3.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalus borealis Pandalus borealis
5.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalus borealis Pandalus borealis
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