Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sebastes caurinus
 
Main Ref. Rosenthal, R.J., V.M. O'Connell and M.C. Murphy, 1988
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 30.00 FL
Sample size 25 Percent empty
Country Alaska Locality Gulf of Alaska, 1980-1982
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sebastes caurinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
56.18 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytes hexapterus 32.85% Ammodytes hexapterus, 14.09% Sebastes emphaeus, 4.15% juvenile Hexagrammidae, 3.52% unid. Fish
19.09 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Cancer oregonensis 6.74% Cancer oregonensis, 6.22% C. branneri, 5.6% unid. Cancridae
1.28 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Rocinela belliceps Rocinela belliceps
9.38 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
0.32 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Balanidae Balanidae
1.75 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea unid. Crustacea
1.11 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Brachyura Brachyura
2.56 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Octopodidae Octopodidae
8.32 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalus spp. 5.6% Caridea, 2.49% Pandalus spp.
Back to Search
Back to Top
cfm script by eagbayani, 01.11.99 ,  php script by rolavides, 07/05/08 ,  last modified by dsantos, 09/02/14