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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 13.00 NG
Sample size 91 Percent empty 24.18
Country USA Locality Middle Atlantic
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
20.50 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Salpidae Thaliacea: Salpidae (13.1%) and unidentified Thaliacea (4.5%); and unidentified Urochordata (2.9%).
76.20 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
2.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica Euphausiacea: Meganyctiphanes norvegica (2.6%); Amphipoda: Hyperia glaba (<0.1%), Parathemisto sp. (<0.1%); Copepoda: Centropages sp. (<0.1%), and unidentified Copepoda (<0.1%); and unidentified Crustacea (<0.1%).
0.70 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Clione sp. Clione sp.
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