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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Paralichthys dentatus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 36.00 NG
Sample size 139 Percent empty 71
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 Paralichthys dentatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
95.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytes dubius 22.6% Clupeidae, 0.5% Gadidae, 60.2% Ammodytes dubius, 0.4% Ulvaria subbifurcata, 12% unidentified Osteichthyes.
0.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis americana Neomysis americana
2.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cancer irroratus 0.3% Dichelopandalus leptocerus, 0.2% Crangon septemspinosa, 1.7% Cancer irroratus, 0.2% unidentified decapoda.
1.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Lolliguncula brevis 0.8% Lolliguncula brevis, 0.5% unidentifed Cephalopoda.
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