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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pomatomus saltatrix
 
Main Ref. Sagarese, S.R., R.M. Cerrato and M.G. Frisk, 2011
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 17.50 TL
Sample size 191 Percent empty 12
Country USA Locality Long Island bays.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pomatomus saltatrix
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.30 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Vallisneria americana %W=0.3.
0.73 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pseudopleuronectes americanus %W=0.73.
1.97 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified teleosts %W=1.97.
7.55 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Cynoscion regalis %W=7.54.
12.99 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Anchoa mitchilli %W=12.97.
31.61 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Brevoortia tyrannus %W=31.55.
33.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Menidia menidia %W=33.04.
0.02 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others Unspecified terrestrial plant matter %W=0.02.
0.17 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others Unspecified marine plant matter %W=0.17.
0.21 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults Unspecified crustaceans %W=0.21.
8.65 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults Unspecified fish %W=8.63.
2.69 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon sp. %W=2.68.
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