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 26 Percent empty 27
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 Alosa pseudoharengus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
15.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Parathemisto sp. 13.8% Parathemisto sp., 1.1% Gammarus sp., 0.3% unidentified Amphipoda.
46.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 2.6% Calanoida, 44% unidentified Copepoda.
2.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Unidentified Osteichthyes.
5.30 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
5.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica 5.7% Meganyctiphanes norvegica, 0.2% unidentified euphausiids.
0.30 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
19.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis americana 18.4% Neomysis americana, 0.6% unidentified mysids.
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Dichelopandalus leptocerus Dichelopandalus leptocerus
5.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea Unidentified Crustacea.
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