Main Ref. | Langton, R.W. and R.E. Bowman, 1981 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 44.00 TL |
Sample size | 1165 | Percent empty | 9 |
Country | USA | Locality | Northwest Atlantic, from Cape Hatteras, N.C. to Nova Scotia, 1969-1972. |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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6.88 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | amphipods | juv./adults | Amphipoda | incl. euphausiids, etc. |
0.61 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | bony fish | |
6.88 % | detritus | detritus | carcasses | n.a./others | carcasses | |
1.70 % | zoobenthos | cnidarians | n.a./other polyps | n.a./others | polyps | |
73.18 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | Lumbreneridae | Lumbreneridae, Nephthyidae |
7.60 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | sea cucumbers | juv./adults | Holothuria | holothurians |
3.20 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | squids | incl. Bivalvia |