Food and Feeding Habits Summary Alosa sapidissima
 
Main Ref. Grabe, S.A., 1996
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 6.50 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country USA Locality lower Hudson River estuary, 1977
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Alosa sapidissima
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Corophium 3.4% Corophium, 0.6% Gammarus, >0.1% Leptocheirus & Monoculodes
95.50 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others Chironomidae 46.6% Chironomid larvae, 41.9% Formicidae, 1.7% Chironomidae pupae, 0.4% Lepidoptera larvae, 1.8% Aphididae, 1.2% Enallagma? durum, 0.2% Hemiptera nymph,0.2% Cicadellidae, 0.4% Lepidoptera larvae, <0.1% Trichoptera larvae
0.30 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Hydracarina Hydracarina
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