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 adults Mean length 28.00 NG
Sample size 60 Percent empty 33
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 Hippoglossina oblonga
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
0.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Unidentified Osteichthyes.
1.40 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
1.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
22.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cancer irroratus 5.7% Dichelopandalus leptocerus, 0.9% Pandalidae, 1.5% Crangon septemspinosa,11.5% Cancer irroratus, 2% Albunea sp., 1.3% unidentified Decapoda.
73.10 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Octopoda 25.2% Octopoda, 47.9% unidentified Cephalopoda.
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