Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pleurogrammus monopterygius
 
Main Ref. Yang, M.S. and M.W. Nelson, 1999
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 42 Percent empty 45.24
Country Alaska Locality Islands of Four Mountains to Cape St. Elias
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pleurogrammus monopterygius
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Themisto sp. Themisto sp.
2.00 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
0.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Cottidae 0.01% Teleostei, 0.03% Cottidae, 0.03% Pleuronectidae (flaefish eggs)
4.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
9.90 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Gastropoda 9.55% Gastropoda, 0.30% Pteropoda
19.00 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids juv./adults Scyphozoa Scyphozoa
64.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Calanoida
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