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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pseudopleuronectes americanus
 
Main Ref. Hacunda, J.S., 1981
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 24.00 TL
Sample size 201 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Johns Bay, Maine 1978-1979
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
30.33 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Leptocheirus pinguis 9.18% Leptocheirus pinguis, 10.17% Unciola sp., 2.86% Aeginella longicornis, 0.49% Ampelisca agassizi, 0.11% Corophium sp., 0.29% Pontogeneia inermis, 2.63% other Amphipoda
14.94 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
6.00 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
17.41 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
1.13 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
0.24 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
6.47 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Decapoda
1.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Cumacea Cumacea
21.65 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta 18.26% Polychaeta, 0.16% Nemertea
0.59 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiuroidea Ophiuroidea
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