Main Ref. | Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000 | ||
Fish stage | adults | Mean length | 44.00 NG |
Sample size | 87 | Percent empty | 20 |
Country | USA | Locality | Gulf of Maine. |
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 | benth. crust. | amphipods | juv./adults | Amphipoda | 0.1% Byblis serrata, 0.1% Casco bigelowi, 1.2% unidentified amphipoda. |
0.80 % | zoobenthos | sponges/tunicates | ascidians | juv./adults | ascidians | |
0.50 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | benth. copepods | juv./adults | crustacea | Unidentified crustacea. |
2.00 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | bivalves | juv./adults | Yoldia sp. | 1.8% Yoldia sp., 0.2% unidentified bivalves. |
9.10 % | detritus | detritus | carcasses | n.a./others | Animal remains | Animal remains and misc. |
0.20 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | gastropods | juv./adults | gastropods | |
82.60 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | Polychaeta | 7.2% Capitellidae, 1.8% Arabellidae, 1.6% Eunice pennata, 1.3% Lumbrineris fragilis, 2.7% Lumbrineridae, 0.5% Onuphis nebulosa, 0.2% Goniada maculata, 0.1% Goniada sp., 7.2% Ophioglycera gigantea, 1.3% Goniadidae, 4.5% Nephtys sp., 0.8% Sabellidae, 0.4% Spionidae, 0.2% Sternaspidae, 0.8% Terebellidae, 52% unidentified Polychaeta. |
1.60 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | sea cucumbers | juv./adults | sea cucumbers | |
1.80 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | sea cucumbers | juv./adults | Dendrochirotida | Dendrochirotida. |