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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 recruits/juv. Mean length 27.00 NG
Sample size 638 Percent empty 25
Country USA Locality Inshore North of Cape Hatteras.
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
11.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Pontogeneia inermis 1% Unciola irrorata, 2% Gammarus annulatus, 0.6% Leptocheirus pinguis, 1.5% Pontogeneia inermis, 0.4% Aeginina longicornis, 5.6% unidentified Amphipoda.
2.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulidae 1.5% Engraulidae, 0.6% unidentified Osteichthyes.
10.70 % 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.
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
1.10 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
22.60 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Ceriantharia 3.4% Hydrozoa, 0.6% Actiniaria, 13.7% Ceriantharia, 4.6% unidentified Anthozoa.
1.90 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Rhynchocoela Rhynchocoela.
49.20 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Asabellides oculata 0.6% Maldanidae, 2.8% Lumbrineris fragilis, 2.9% Lumbrineridae, 4% Diopatra sp., 1.8% Pherusa affinis, 2.2% Flabelligeridae, 2.3% Nephtys spp., 0.2% Sabellidae, 1.1% Spionidae, 1.5% Ampharete spp., 17.4% Asabellides oculata, 11.7% unidentified Polychaeta.
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