Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trisopterus esmarkii
 
Main Ref. Gibson, R.N. and I.A. Ezzi, 1987
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 6.60 TL
Sample size 28 Percent empty 4
Country UK Scotland Locality Camas Nathais, Lynn of Lorne on the west coast of Scotland, 1975-1976
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
3.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
8.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
32.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
39.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults caridean decapods 17.1% caridaean decapods, 3.8% brachyuran decapods, 18.8% unid. crustaceans
14.50 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults finfish
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
1.70 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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