Food and Feeding Habits Summary Coelorinchus caelorhincus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 15.00 NG
Sample size 18 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Middle Atlantic and Southern New England.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Coelorinchus caelorhincus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Unicola sp. Ampelisca sp. (2.0%), Unicola sp. (3.0%), and unidentified Amphipoda (0.5%).
6.10 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
5.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea Unidentified Decapoda ((0.1%) and unidentified Crustacea (5.0%).
0.10 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Cumacea Unspecified Cumacea.
0.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Centropages sp. Centropages sp.
80.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Ophelina sp. Glycera sp. (2.2%), Nephtys incisa (15.6%), Nephtys sp. (1.6%), Ophelina sp. (26%), Spionidae (0.2%), Lumbrineris fragilis (5.6%), Lumbrineris sp. (1.0%), Ninoe nigripes (5.4%), and unidentified Polychaeta (22.5%).
2.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa Crangon septemspinosa.
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