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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Brevoortia tyrannus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 22.00 NG
Sample size 15 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Inshore south of Cape Hatteras, 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 Brevoortia tyrannus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
67.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 44.7% Calanoida, 0.5% unidentified Copepoda.
14.10 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains.
17.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis americana Neomysis americana
0.40 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae Decapoda larvae Decapoda larvae.
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