Food and Feeding Habits Summary Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
 
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
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
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
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