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 adults Mean length 26.00 NG
Sample size 10 Percent empty 10
Country USA Locality Georges Bank.
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
79.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Monoculodes sp. 1.3% Rhachotropis oculata, 12.1% Monoculodes sp., 0.6% Pontogeneia inermis, 65.3% unidentified Amphipoda.
0.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Unidentified Osteichthyes.
17.50 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa Crangon septemspinosa
2.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
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