Main Ref. | Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 26.00 NG |
Sample size | 28 | Percent empty | 14 |
Country | USA | Locality | Middle Atlantic. |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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1.40 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | bivalves | juv./adults | bivalves | |
41.60 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Merluccius bilinearis | 16.7% Merluccius bilinearis, 10.5% Ophidiidae, 10.7% Bothidae, 0.7% Pleuronectidae, 3.4% unidentified Osteichthyes. |
0.80 % | detritus | detritus | carcasses | n.a./others | Animal remains | Animal remains and misc. |
1.40 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | mysids | juv./adults | Neomysis americana | Neomysis americana |
48.80 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | Cancer irroratus | 0.1% Pandalidae, 7.1% Crangon septemspinosa, 11.2% Munida iris, 7.9% Munida sp., 20.2% Cancer irroratus, 0.9% Cancridae, 1.4% unidentified Decapoda. |
6.00 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | Asabellides oculata | 2.2% Asabellides oculata, 3.8% unidentified Polychaeta. |