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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Urophycis regia
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 13.00 NG
Sample size 22 Percent empty 18
Country USA Locality Middle Atlantic, Southern New England, inshore north of Cape Hatteras.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Urophycis regia
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Rhepoxynius epistomus 0.1% Unciola irrorata, 1.1% Rhepoxynius epistomus.
14.70 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
16.90 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
64.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cancer sp. 1.3% Crangon septemspinosa, 0.3% Cancer irroratus, 11.2% Cancer sp., 0.5% Cancridae, 50.7 unidentified decapod.
3.20 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaete unidentified polychaete.
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