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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Myzopsetta ferruginea
 
Main Ref. Hacunda, J.S., 1981
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 30.90 TL
Sample size 60 Percent empty 23
Country USA Locality Johns Bay, Maine, 1978-1979
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Myzopsetta ferruginea
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
40.48 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Unciola sp. 28.66% Unciola sp., 1.73% Leptocheirus pinguis, 0.41% Monoculodes sp., 0.27% Hippomedon serratus, 2.51% unid. Amphipoda
6.27 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
0.12 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
19.52 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
0.48 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
14.69 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysis mixta 12.19% Mysis mixta , 0.32% other mysids
4.22 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Nemertea Nemertea
12.17 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Nephtys sp. 2.64% Nephtys sp., 0.87% Maldanidae, 0.32% Phyllodoce sp., 0.23% Glycera sp., 6.09% other Polychaeta
0.12 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults sea stars/brittle stars
1.93 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa Crangon septemspinosa
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