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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Phycis chesteri
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 20.00 NG
Sample size 17 Percent empty 23.5
Country USA Locality Middle Atlantic, Southern New England, Gulf of Maine, Scotian Shelf
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Phycis chesteri
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Unidentified Osteichthyes.
0.40 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
10.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea Unidentified Euphausiacea.
47.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica Meganyctiphanes norvegica.
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Cirolana sp. Cirolana sp.
0.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Hyperiidae Unspecified Hyperiidae.
37.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea Unidentified Crustacea.
1.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanus sp. Calanus sp.
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Unspecified Calanoida.
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