Food and Feeding Habits Summary Microgadus tomcod
 
Main Ref. Grabe, S.A., 1978
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 5.20 TL
Sample size 38 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
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammarus daiberi 0.6% Gammarus daiberi, 0.1% Monoculodes edwardsi
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
99.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Eurytemora affinis Eurytemora affinis, Ectocyclops sp. Halicyclops sp.
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