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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Zaprora silenus
 
Main Ref. Smith, K.R., D.A. Somerton, M.-S. Yang and D.G. Nichol, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 68.00 TL
Sample size 18 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Gulf of Alaska, no. of samples 18. May- July 1996.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Zaprora silenus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.32 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Themisto sp. Themisto sp.
0.43 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae Sebastes sp. Sebastes sp., 5-8mm long
0.13 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Larvacea Larvacea (pelagic tunicate)
98.84 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Scyphozoa Scyphozoa
0.26 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Calanoida
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