Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sebastes aleutianus
 
Main Ref. Yang, M.S. and M.W. Nelson, 1999
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 141 Percent empty 40.43
Country Alaska Locality Islands of Four Mountains to Cape St. Elias
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sebastes aleutianus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
8.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Themisto sp. 5.49% Gammaridea, 0.58% Ampeliscidae, 1.84% Lysianassidae, 0.56% <>Themisto sp., 0.40% <>Themisto abyssorum.
18.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Cyclopteridae 8.45% unid. Teleostei, 9.67% non-gadoid fish remains, 0.13% cyclopteridae, 0.05% Pleuronectidae.
5.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Chionoecetes bairdi 0.04% Paguridae, 5.01% <>Chionoecetes bairdi, 0.21% Pinnotheridae.
2.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Thysanoessa inermis 1.89% unid. Euphausiacea, 0.33% <>Thysanoessa inermis
3.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
7.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Meterythrops robusta 1.42% Mysidacea, 0.54% <>Gnathophausia gigas, 0.80% <>Holmesiella anomala, 3.07% <>Meterythrops robusta, 0.73% <>Neomysis czerniawskii, 0.22% <>Neomysis rayii, 0.39% <>Pseudomma truncatum.
1.00 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Sagitta sp. 0.42% Polychaeta, 0.55% <>Sagitta sp.
43.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalus borealis 0.65% Caridea, 0.23% Hippolytidae, 1.97% Eualus avinus, 12.47% Pandalidae, 19.12% Pandalus borealis, 0.08% Pandalus montagui tridens, 1.06% Crangonidae, 6.17% Crangon communis, 2.22% Argis lar.
9.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Teuthoidea 3.97% unid. Cephalopoda, 5.89% Teuthoidea.
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