Food and Feeding Habits Summary Brevoortia tyrannus
 
Main Ref. Lewis, V.P. and D.S. Peters, 1994
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 25.00 TL
Sample size 6 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Eastern coast, 1985-1986
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Brevoortia tyrannus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
46.20 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others plants Consists of vascular plants, phytoplankton, and edaphic and epiphytic microalgae.
0.40 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others phytoplankton
35.60 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others phytoplankton
17.80 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults plank. invertebrates
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