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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Peprilus triacanthus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 10.00 NG
Sample size 426 Percent empty 10.33
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 Peprilus triacanthus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.80 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Salpidae Salpidae (1.3%), Larvacea (1.0%), and unidentified Urochordata (1.5%).
46.10 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
0.10 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids juv./adults Ctenophora Unspecified Ctenophora.
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysidacea Mysidacea.
42.10 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Clione sp. Clione sp. (38.7%) and unidentified Thecosomata (3.4%).
0.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Ampelisca verrilli Ampelisca verrilli (0.6%), Hyperia glaba (<0.1%), and unidentified Crustacea (0.1%).
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Decapoda larvae Unspecified Decapoda larvae.
3.10 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Cnidarians Unspecified Cnidarians.
0.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Centropages sp. Centropages sp. (<0.1%) and unidentified Copepoda (0.5%).
3.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Tomopteris sp. Glyceridae (2.0%), Tomopteris sp. (<0.1%), unidentified Polychaeta (1.3%), and Rhychocoela (<0.1%).
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