Food and Feeding Habits Summary Microgadus tomcod
 
Main Ref. Grabe, S.A., 1978
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 12.00 TL
Sample size 43 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Haverstraw Bay, Hudson River
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Microgadus tomcod
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
31.43 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Monoculodes edwardsi Monoculodes edwardsi
58.35 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammarus daiberi Gammarus daiberi
1.99 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chaoborus punctipennis Chaoborus punctipennis
2.31 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Cyathura polita Cyathura polita
5.93 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis americana Neomysis americana
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