Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pseudopleuronectes americanus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 29.00 NG
Sample size 17 Percent empty 41
Country USA Locality Middle Atlantic.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Unciola irrorata 0.9% Unciola irrorata, 0.4% unidentified amphipoda.
6.90 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
8.70 % zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals juv./adults Ceriantharia Ceriantharia.
2.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Decapoda.
1.20 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Rhynchocoela Rhynchocoela.
79.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Lumbrineris fragilis 15.6% Lumbrineris fragilis, 1% %Lumbrineridae, 23.5%Diopatra sp., 0.7% Flabelligeridae, 8.7% Spionidae, 24.7% unidentified Polychaeta.
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