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 27.00 NG
Sample size 74 Percent empty 84
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 Paralichthys dentatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
90.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Triglops murrayi 24.5% Anchoa hepsetus, 50.6% Triglops murrayi, 15.1% unidentified Osteichthyes.
0.20 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
5.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa 3.2% Crangon septemspinosa, 0.9% Cancer irroratus, 1.1% unidentified Decapoda.
4.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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