Food and Feeding Habits Summary Alosa pseudoharengus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 23.00 NG
Sample size 64 Percent empty 8
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 Alosa pseudoharengus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
42.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 26.3% Calanoida, 15.9% unidentified Copepoda.
7.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Osteichthyes.
9.50 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
7.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica Meganyctiphanes norvegica
3.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
15.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Paguroidea 0.2% Paguroidea, 15.2% Decapoda larvae.
5.20 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Thaliacea Unidentified Thaliacea.
9.60 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults polyps
0.10 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Chaetognatha Chaetognatha.
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