Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pleuronectes platessa
 
Main Ref. Schückel, S., A.F. Sell, I. Kröncke and H. Reiss, 2012
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 37.50 TL
Sample size 761 Percent empty 36.01
Country Germany Locality German Bright, northwest of the Isle of Helgoland, Germany.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pleuronectes platessa
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.13 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Ampelisca spp. %W=0.12
0.98 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Pariambus typicus %W=0.93
0.32 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Phaxas pellucidus %W=0.3
0.34 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Unspecified Nuculidae juveniles %W=0.32
3.19 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Unspecified Bivalvia juveniles %W=3.02
6.26 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Spisula spp. %W=5.92
0.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified Teleostei %W=0.19
2.02 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Buglossidium luteum %W=1.91
29.32 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytes spp. %W=27.72
2.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Corystes cassivelaunus %W=2.55
3.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Liocarcinus spp. %W=3.28
0.96 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Unspecified Harpacticoida %W=0.91
1.34 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults Callianassa subterranea %W=1.27
3.17 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults Galathea spp. %W=3
0.14 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Unspecified Harpacticoida
1.85 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Unspecified Pectinariidae %W=1.75
2.34 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Unspecified Glyceroidea %W=2.21
3.07 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Owenia fusiformis %W=2.9
5.84 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Unspecified Pectinariidae %W=5.52
6.50 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Aphrodita aculeata %W=6.15
14.91 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Nephtys spp. %W=14.1
1.13 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins juv./adults Echinocardium spp. %W=1.07
0.72 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Unspecified Caprellidae %W=0.68
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pseudocuma longicornis %W=1.23
1.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Processa spp. %W=1.32
6.41 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon spp. %W=6.06
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