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Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Carcinus maenas
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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Carcinus maenas
 
Main Ref. Ansell, A.D., C.A. Comely and L. Robb, 1999
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size 582 Percent empty
Country UK Scotland Locality Tralee Beach, Ardmucknish Bay
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Carcinus maenas
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.17 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda 0.99% Amphipoda.
9.29 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Algae 7.88% Algae (4.53% thallic Algae, 3.35% filamenotus Algae).
19.42 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Bivalvia 16.47% Bivalvia.
29.06 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Teleostei 24.65% Teleostei.
0.17 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Isopoda 0.14% Isopoda.
0.79 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysidacea 0.67% Mysidacea.
9.66 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea 8.2% Crustacea (7.4% unidentified Crustacea, 0.8% identified Crustacea).
11.15 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda 9.46% Decapoda.
3.20 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Mollusca 2.71% identified Mollusca.
16.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta 0.14% Isopoda.
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