Food and Feeding Habits Summary Paralichthys dentatus
 
Main Ref. Langton, R.W. and R.E. Bowman, 1981
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 36.00 TL
Sample size 44 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Northwest Atlantic, from Cape Hatteras , N. C. to Nova Scotia
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Paralichthys dentatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
47.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gadidae Gadidae & other fishes
1.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns n.a./others Cancridae Cancridae & Pandalidae
51.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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