Food and Feeding Habits Summary Alosa sapidissima
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 25.00 NG
Sample size 21 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Middle Atlantic, S. New England, Gulf of Maine, 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 sapidissima
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Parathemisto Parathemisto
1.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Unidentified Osteichthyes.
14.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merluccius bilinearis Merluccius bilinearis
4.30 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
14.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea Unidentified Euphausiacea.
59.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica Meganyctiphanes norvegica
1.10 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Cephalopoda Cephalopoda.
0.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea Unidentified Crustacea.
0.20 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Chaetognatha Unspecified Chaetognatha.
2.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda Unidentified Copepoda.
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