More info | Plus d'info. | Mais info
FishBase
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 14.00 NG
Sample size 174 Percent empty 32.75
Country USA Locality Southern New England
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
46.00 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Ascidiacea Ascidiacea (30.8%), Thaliacea: Salpidae (8.0%), and unidentified Thaliacea (0.5%); Larvacea (3.1%), and unidentified Urochordata (3.6%).
44.20 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
0.50 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Thecosomata Unidentified Thecosomata.
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica Unidentified Crustacea and Euphausiacea: Meganyctiphanes norvegica (<0.1%).
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Decapoda larvae Decapoda larvae.
2.00 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Parathemisto sp. Planktonic Amphipoda Hyperia glaba (0.3%) and Parathemisto sp. (1.7%).
2.10 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Sagitta elegans Chaetognatha: Sagitta elegans (0.6%) and Sagitta sp. (1.5%).
1.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Centropages sp. Unidentified Copepoda (1.1%) and Centropages sp. (<0.1%).
3.70 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Tomopteris helgolandica Tomopteris helgolandica (0.3%), , Tomospteris sp. (3.2%), and unidentified Polychaeta (0.2%).
Back to Search
Back to Top
cfm script by eagbayani, 01.11.99 ,  php script by rolavides, 07/05/08 ,  last modified by dsantos, 09/02/14