Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hippoglossina oblonga
 
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
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hippoglossina oblonga
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
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.
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