Food and Feeding Habits Summary Alosa pseudoharengus
 
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 10 Percent empty 0
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 Alosa pseudoharengus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
8.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Parathemisto sp. 7.6% Parathemisto sp., 0.8% Hyperiidae.
28.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Calanoida.
1.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Osteichthyes.
2.70 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
19.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
2.50 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults mollusks
36.40 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Chaetognatha Chaetognatha.
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