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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
Sample size 703 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Hudson River estuary, 1993.
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
98.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Menidia menidia 32.2% Morone saxatilis, 32.8% Menidia menidia, 9.9% Anchoa mitchilli, 2.4% Alosa sapidissima, 3.3% Alosa spp., 4.3% other fish including Fundulus spp., Anguilla rostrata, Morone americana, Morone spp., Atlantic menhaden and other sciaenids
1.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon sp. Crangon and Palaemonetes spp.
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