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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 31.00 NG
Sample size 57 Percent empty 54
Country USA Locality Gulf of Maine.
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
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda Unidentified amphipoda.
19.20 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
2.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Decapoda.
2.50 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
36.50 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Ceriantharia 0.2% Hydrozoa, 0.2% Actiniaria, 33% Ceriantharia, 2.2% unidentified Anthozoa.
38.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Chone infundibuliformis 0.1% Maldanidae, 0.7% Lumbrineridae, 2% Chone infundibuliformis, 8.9% Sabellidae, 0.7% Ampharete spp., 24.7% unidentified Polychaeta.
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