Main Ref. | Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000 | ||
Fish stage | adults | Mean length | 48.00 NG |
Sample size | 36 | Percent empty | 11 |
Country | USA | Locality | Inshore North of Cape Hatteras. |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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0.90 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | amphipods | juv./adults | Casco bigelowi | 0.7% <>Casco bigelowi>, 0.2% unidentified amphipoda. |
2.10 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | bivalves | juv./adults | Yoldia limatula | 1.9% Yoldia limatula, 0.2% unidentified bivalves. |
4.80 % | detritus | detritus | carcasses | n.a./others | Animal remains | Animal remains and misc. |
1.40 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | isopods | juv./adults | isopods | |
0.10 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | crustacea | Unidentified crustacea. |
90.70 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | Polychaeta | 1.4% Lumbrineris fragilis, 5.1% Ninoe brevipes, 1.2% Lumbrineridae, 0.6% Ophelina sp., 0.4% Goniada maculata, 4.2% Goniada sp., 1% Nephtys sp., 0.8% Nephtyidae,0.9% Spio sp., 2.6% Spionidae, 3% Sternaspis scutata, 69.5% unidentified Polychaeta. |