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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 recruits/juv. Mean length 26.00 NG
Sample size 136 Percent empty 36
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 Pomatomus saltatrix
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
92.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Anchoa hepsetus 1.2% Batrachoidiformes, 3% Clupeidae, 19.5% Anchoa hepsetus, 4% Anchoa mitchilli, 11.6% Engraulidae, 0.2% Ammodytes dubius, 5.8% Peprilus triacanthus, 47% unidentified Osteichthyes.
0.90 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
0.50 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Unidentified Polychaeta.
1.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Palaemonetes pugio 0.4% Palaemonetes pugio, 1.2% unidentified decapoda.
4.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo sp. 3.3% Loligo sp., 1.2% unidentified Cephalopoda.
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