Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hypomesus transpacificus
 
Main Ref. Moyle, P.B., B. Herbold, D.E. Stevens and L.W. Miller, 1992
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 5.10 SL
Sample size 129 Percent empty 16
Country USA Locality Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary, California,
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hypomesus transpacificus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Corophium sp. Corophium sp.
81.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Eurytemora affinis mainly Eurytemora affinis
14.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Neomysis mercedis Neomysis mercedis
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