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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Helicolenus dactylopterus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 15.00 NG
Sample size 16 Percent empty 25
Country USA Locality 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 Helicolenus dactylopterus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Unciola dissimilis 0.2% Unciola dissimilis, 0.1 unidentified amphipoda.
2.70 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
2.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Osteichthyes.
30.20 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
9.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids Unidentified euphausiids.
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
4.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
39.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cancer irroratus 1.8% Pagurus sp., 11.7% Cancer irroratus, 2.1% Cancer sp., 23.5% unidentified crab.
11.20 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Onuphis 1.9% Onuphis sp., 8.1% Terebellidae, 1.2% unidentified Polychaeta.
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