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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pomatomus saltatrix
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 70.00 NG
Sample size 58 Percent empty 16
Country USA Locality Georges Bank.
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
33.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus 0.9% Eltrumeus teres, 0.9% Gadidae, 2.1% Ammodytes dubius, 4.7% Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus, 0.4% Pleuronectiformes, 24.9% unidentified Osteichthyes.
65.80 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Illex sp. 54.8% Illex sp., 8.1% Loligo sp., 2.9% unidentified Cephalopoda.
0.30 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusca Unidentified mollusca.
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