Abstract

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.

Details

Title
Diet of the twaite shad Alosa fallax (Lacépède, 1803) (Clupeidae) in the Gulf of Gdansk, the Baltic Sea
Author
Skóra, Michał 1 ; Sapota, Mariusz 2 ; Skóra, Krzysztof 3 ; Pawelec, Anna 2 

 Department of Migratory Fish, Inland Fisheries Institute in Olsztyn, ul. Synów Pułku 37, 80-298, Gdańsk, Poland 
 Department of Marine Biology and Ecology, Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdansk, al. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378, Gdynia, Poland 
 Hel Marine Station, Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdansk, ul. Morska 2, 84-150, Hel, Poland 
Pages
24-32
Publication year
2012
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
ISSN
1730413X
e-ISSN
18973191
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2811714367
Copyright
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