Food and Feeding Habits Summary Porichthys plectrodon
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 14.00 NG
Sample size 10 Percent empty 10
Country USA Locality Inshore south of Cape Hatteras
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Porichthys plectrodon
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Unidentified Osteichthyes.
64.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulidae Unspecified Engraulidae.
1.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysidacea Unidentified Mysidacea.
2.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Unidentified Decapoda.
3.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Ampelisca Unidentified Crustacea (3.1%) and Ampelisca sp. (<0.1%).
23.20 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Cephalopoda Unspecified Cephalopoda.
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Stomatopoda Unspecified Stomatopoda.
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