Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scomber japonicus
 
Main Ref. Konchina, Y.V., 1992
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 30.00 TL
Sample size 165 Percent empty 1
Country Peru Locality Peruvian shelf 9-22°S
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scomber japonicus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
48.20 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Tunicata Tunicata
10.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Decapoda
20.00 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults finfish
0.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Hyperiidea Hyperiidea
0.10 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Pterotracheoidea Gastropoda
4.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
15.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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