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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pomatomus saltatrix
 
Main Ref. Buckel, J.A. and D.O. Conover, 1997
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length TL
Sample size 571 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Hudson River estuary, spring 1992.
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
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults copepods Zoeae and copepods.
0.30 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Vegetation Vegetation, gravel, sand and rope fibers.
98.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Morone saxatilis 18.4% Anchoa mitchilli, 19.6% Morone saxatilis, 4.8% Morone americana, 2.2% Morone spp., 10.5% Alosa sapidissima, 2.1% Alosa aestivalis, 1.5% Alosa pseudoharengus, 13% Alosa spp., 6.9% Menidia menidia, 4% Microgadus tomcod, 0.5% Brevoortia tyrannus & Pomatomus saltatrix, 15.3% unidentified fish remains.
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon spp. Crangon spp.
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