Food and Feeding Habits Summary Tautogolabrus adspersus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 23.00 NG
Sample size 5 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Southern New England, Georges Bank, and Northwest Atlantic.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Tautogolabrus adspersus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Aeginina longicornis Ericthonius rubricornis (0.1%), Aeginina longicornis (0.5%), Caprellidae (0.2%), Gammaridea (0.2%), and unidentified Amphipoda (0.8%).
13.40 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Urochordata Urochordata.
42.50 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
0.30 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Lepidonotus squamatus Lepidonotus squamatus.
3.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Diastylis sp. Cumacea: Diastylis sp. (0.1%); unidentified Decapoda (1.3%) and unidentified Crustacea (1.6%).
30.70 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Cerastoderma pinnulatum Polyplacophora (0.2%), Bivalvia:Cerastoderma pinnulatum (<0.1%); and unidentified Mollusca (28.3).
0.10 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Phascolion strombi Sipuncula: Phascolion strombi (0.1%).
7.90 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Unspecified Polychaeta.
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