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Atlantic Menhaden

Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe 1802)

Diet

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Feed on zooplankton and phytoplankton, especially diatoms and copepods
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Distribution

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Nova Scotia southward to Indian River, Florida
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Habitat

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Found to depths of 20 m. Move from enclosed, coastal waters to deeper waters in winter.
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Habitat

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