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 34.00 NG
Sample size 350 Percent empty 51
Country USA Locality Inshore North 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
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
60.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Etrumeus teres 6.8% Etrumeus teres, 0.7% Anchoa hepsetus, 0.9% Anchoa mitchilli, 0.2% Anchoa sp., 1.4% Engraulidae, 0.8% Merluccius bilinearis, 18.9% Ammodytes dubius, 1.3% Cynoscion regalis, 0.4% Paralichthys sp., 0.6% Scophthalmus aquosus, 0.5% Bothidae, 27.8% unidentified Osteichthyes.
0.80 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
2.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Ovalipes ocellatus 0.2% Crangon septemspinosa, 1.2% Cancer irroratus, 1.3% Ovalipes ocellatus, 0.1% unidentified Decapoda.
4.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis americana Neomysis americana
31.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo pealeii 1.2% Illex sp., 16.9% Loligo pealeii, 0.6% Loligo sp., 12.4% unidentified Cephalopoda.
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