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
0.37 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Molva molva 0.7% Molva molva.
0.64 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Belone belone 1.2% Belone belone.
0.64 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Σ pelagic fish 1.2% Σ All pelagic fish.
0.95 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Melanogrammus aeglefinus 1.8% Melanogrammus aeglefinus.
4.46 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Σ Trisopterus 8.2% Σ Trisopterus; 0.2% Trisopterus minutus.
5.31 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Σ sandeels 10% Σ Sandeels.
16.55 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merlangius merlangus 31.2% Merlangius merlangus.
23.61 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pollachius virens 44.5% Pollachius virens.
45.94 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Σ Gadidae 86.6% Σ All Gadidae.
1.54 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Σ Cephalopoda 2.9% Σ Cephalopods.
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