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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Peprilus triacanthus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 11.00 NG
Sample size 56 Percent empty 42.86
Country USA Locality Georges Bank
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Peprilus triacanthus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
67.50 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
14.40 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Rhynchocoela Rhynchocoela.
0.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Parathemisto sp. Parathemisto sp.
4.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Copepoda Unidentified Copepoda.
0.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Decapoda larvae Unspecified Decapoda larvae.
13.50 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Sagitta elegans Sagitta elegans (8.8%) and unidentified Chaetognatha (4.7%).
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