Food and Feeding Habits Summary Microgadus tomcod
 
Main Ref. Grabe, S.A., 1978
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 15.00 TL
Sample size 74 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
2.34 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Monoculodes edwardsi Monoculodes edwardsi
70.16 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammarus daiberi Gammarus daiberi
1.43 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomidae larvae
0.71 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Cyathura polita Cyathura polita
25.36 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
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