Food and Feeding Habits Summary Myzopsetta proboscidea
 
Main Ref. Brodeur, R.D. and P.A. Livingston, 1988
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 24 Percent empty 8.3
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Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Myzopsetta proboscidea
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
14.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea Gammaridea.
7.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Calanoida.
0.80 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Clam Clam.
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cumacea Cumacea.
77.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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