Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trisopterus minutus
 
Main Ref. Armstrong, M J., 1982
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 12.00 TL
Sample size 141 Percent empty
Country UK Locality Off the west coast of the Isle of Man, 1977-1978
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Trisopterus minutus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytes Ammodytes
5.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta 4.6% Polychaeta incl. 0.6% bivalves
6.22 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalidae 3.1% Pandalidae, 2.4% Paguridae, 0.7% Majidae
6.93 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pasiphaea 5.6% Pasiphaea, 0.5% Macropipus, incl. 0.7%euphausids
16.82 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Nephrops 9.5% Nephrops , 7% Crangon
26.81 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Processa 13.2% Processa & 13.1% other unid. crustaceans
35.88 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Calocaris Calocaris
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