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 279 Percent empty 44.8
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
4.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Themisto sp. 2.05% Gammaridea, 0.56% Ampeliscidae, 0.16% <>Themisto sp., 0.05% Caprellidea, 0.02% Cumacea, 1.87% Isopoda.
12.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Thaleichthys pacificus 2.8% unid. Teleostei, 0.45% <>Clupea pallasi, 2.73% Osmeridae, 2.59% <>Thaleichthys pacificus, 2.28% Myctophidae, 0.32% <>Theragra chalcogramma, 1.34% Zoarcidae, 0.34% Cottidae, 0.06% <>Ammodytes hexapterus
0.40 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others animal remains misc. unid. Materials
2.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Chionoecetes bairdi 0.09% Reptantia, 1.48% Paguridae, 1.23% <>Chionoecetes bairdi
10.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Thysanoessa inermis 8.39% unid. Euphausiacea, 2.34% <>Thysanoessa inermis, 0.11% <>Thysanoessa raschii.
0.60 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropoda 0.37% gastropoda, 0.01% pteropod + 0.18% bivalvia
2.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
1.20 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta 0.25% Polychaeta, 0.91% Chaetognatha
61.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Argis sp. 0.53% Caridea, 1.57% Pasiphaeidae, 4.27% Hippolytidae, 49.23% Pandalidae, 0.31% Pandalus borealis, 4.09% Crangonidae, 1.65% Argis sp.
2.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Octopoda 0.18% Cephalopoda, 0.42% Teuthoidea, 1.5% Octopoda
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