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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 54.50 TL
Sample size 58 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Aleutian Islands, no. of samples 58. June- August 1997.
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
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Themisto sp. Hyperiidea (0.19) Themisto sp. (0.14) Gammaridea (0.12)
34.84 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others organic material unidentified organic material
0.12 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Thysanoessa raschii Thysanoessa raschii (euphausiid)
0.14 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids juv./adults Ctenophora Ctenophora (comb jelly)
30.45 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids juv./adults Scyphozoa Scyphozoa (jellyfish)
34.06 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Salpa sp. Salpa sp. (pelagic salp)
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