Predation on the ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi, by butterfish, Peprilus triacanthus, in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

Authors

Candace A. Oviatt, University of Rhode Island
Patricia M. Kremer, University of Rhode Island

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

6-1-1977

Abstract

Consumption rates of Mnemiopsis leidyi by butterfish, Peprilus triacanthus, ranged between 4 ml/gm dry wt/hr to 184 ml/gm dry wt/hr, depending on fish size and feeding history. These rates of comsumption supply adequate food to support the metabolism of the fish and probably account for the late summer-early fall decline in population levels of Mnemiopsis observed in Narragansett Bay. © 1977 Estuarine Research Federation.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Chesapeake Science

Volume

18

Issue

2

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Oviatt, Candace A., and Patricia M. Kremer. "Predation on the ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi, by butterfish, Peprilus triacanthus, in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island." Chesapeake Science 18, 2 (1977). doi: 10.2307/1350867.