Food and Feeding Habits Summary Alopias vulpinus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 199.00 NG
Sample size 19 Percent empty 36.8
Country USA Locality Northwest Atlantic
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Alopias vulpinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Unidentified Osteichthyes.
1.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Exocoetidae Unspecified Exocoetidae.
2.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Scombridae Unspecified Scombridae.
3.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Scomberesox saurus Scomberesox saurus
22.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pomatomus saltatrix Pomatomus saltarix.
66.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytes dubius Ammodytes dubius
0.70 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Cephalopoda Unidentified Cephalopoda.
2.20 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Illex ilecebrosus Illex ilecebrosus
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