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<p>Twaite shad Alosa fallax (12–48 cm total length) from the Gulf of Gdansk feed on Mysids: Mysis mixta, Neomysis integer, and fish: Sprattus sprattus, Osmerus eperlanus, and Pomatoschistus sp.. In the stomachs of A. fallax there also occur Hydrobia sp., Diptera and small stones, particles of wood and plastic. The food of inshore twaite shad measured from 12 to 21 cm centered on M. mixta. Fish are the main prey for A. fallax from the class length 22–31 cm from the Vistula River mouth and for all shads longer than 32 cm.</p>
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Twaite shad Alosa fallax (12–48 cm total length) from the Gulf of Gdansk feed on Mysids: Mysis mixta, Neomysis integer, and fish: Sprattus sprattus, Osmerus eperlanus, and Pomatoschistus sp.. In the stomachs of A. fallax there also occur Hydrobia sp., Diptera and small stones, particles of wood and plastic. The food of inshore twaite shad measured from 12 to 21 cm centered on M. mixta. Fish are the main prey for A. fallax from the class length 22–31 cm from the Vistula River mouth and for all shads longer than 32 cm.

Diet of the twaite shad Alosa fallax (Lacépède, 1803) (Clupeidae) in the Gulf of Gdansk, the Baltic Sea

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Twaite shad Alosa fallax (12–48 cm total length) from the Gulf of Gdansk feed on Mysids: Mysis mixta, Neomysis integer, and fish: Sprattus sprattus, Osmerus...

Diet of the twaite shad Alosa fallax (Lacépède, 1803) (Clupeidae) in the Gulf of Gdansk, the Baltic Sea

Publié en ligne: 29 juin 2012

Pages: 24 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-012-0024-0

Mots clés
Alosa fallax, diet, Gulf of Gdansk, Baltic Sea

© 2012 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Diet of the twaite shad Alosa fallax (Lacépède, 1803) (Clupeidae) in the Gulf of Gdansk, the Baltic Sea

Publié en ligne: 29 juin 2012

Pages: 24 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-012-0024-0

Mots clésAlosa fallax, diet, Gulf of Gdansk, Baltic Sea

© 2012 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Alosa fallax, diet, Gulf of Gdansk, Baltic Sea