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Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Phoca vitulina
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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Phoca vitulina
 
Main Ref. Brown, E.G. and G.J. Pierce, 1998
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size Percent empty
Country UK Locality southeast Shetland
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Phoca vitulina
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.73 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Σ other fish 1.3% Σ Other fish.
1.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Σ Trisopterus 2.5% Σ Trisopterus; 0.9% Trisopterus minutus.
3.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Clupea harengus 5.9% Clupea harengus.
4.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Molva molva 7.7% Molva molva.
8.55 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Σ sandeels 15.3% Sandeels.
12.24 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merlangius merlangus 21.9% Merlangius merlangus.
19.06 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Belone belone 34.1% Belone belone.
23.76 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Σ pelagic fish 42.5% Σ All pelagic fish.
26.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Σ Gadidae 40% Σ All Gadidae; 0.3% Melanogrammus aeglefinus; 6.2% Pollachius virens.
0.17 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Σ Cephalopoda 0.3% Cephalopods.
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