Food and Feeding Habits Summary Myliobatis californica
 
Main Ref. Talent, L.G., 1982
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 50.00 WD
Sample size 120 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay, California, October 1971 - December 1972
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Myliobatis californica
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
79.10 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults clams clams
3.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Atherinidae Atherinidae
6.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Hemigrapsus oregonensis 5.3% Hemigrapsus oregonensis incl. 0.4% unid. crab parts, 0.3% Crangon sp., 0.3% Blepharipoda occidentalis , 0.2% Pinnixa sp., 0.1% Callianassa californiensis , 0.1% Cancer gracilis
0.80 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Nemertea Nemertea
8.60 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Urechis caupo 8.1% Urechis caupo, 0.5% Listriolobus pelodes
1.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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