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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 17.00 NG
Sample size 36 Percent empty 10
Country USA Locality Georges Bank.
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
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Unciola irrorata Unciola irrorata
0.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Osteichthyes.
4.40 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
1.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica 0.5% <>Meganyctiphanes norvegica, 0.5% unidentified euphausiids.
1.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
39.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Dichelopandalus leptocerus 0.3% Spirontocaris sp., 0.1% Eualus pusiolus, 38.1% Dichelopandalus leptocerus, 0.7% Caridion gordoni.
4.50 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults mollusks
45.70 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Salpa fusiformis 20.7% Salpa fusiformis, 25% unidentified Salpidae.
1.80 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Maldanidae 0.9% Maldanidae, 0.9% unidentified Polychaeta.
1.10 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea cucumbers juv./adults sea cucumbers
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