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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 juv./adults Mean length 39.00 NG
Sample size 569 Percent empty 30
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 Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Pontogeneia inermis 0.3% Unciola irrorata, 0.2% Leptocheirus pinguis, 1.6% Pontogeneia inermis, 0.7% unidentified Amphipoda.
5.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytes dubius 0.4% Ammodytes dubius, 4.8% Bothidae.
10.00 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Decapoda.
3.60 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
50.60 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Ceriantharia 7.1% Hydrozoa, 2.3% Actiniaria, 21.4% Ceriantharia, 17.7% unidentified Anthozoa.
1.80 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Rhynchocoela Rhynchocoela.
25.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Spiophanes bombyx 2.1% Lumbrineris fragilis, 0.7% Lumbrineridae, 1.4% Pherusa affinis, 0.2% Flabelligeridae, 0.7% Chone infundibuliformis, 7.1% Spiophanes bombyx, 0.8% Spionidae, 0.4% Ampharete spp., 10.8% unidentified Polychaeta.
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