Food and Feeding Habits Summary Leucoraja ocellata
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size Percent empty
Country USA Locality from Nova Scotia to Cape Fear, North Carolina
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Leucoraja ocellata
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
66.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
2.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
4.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustaceans Decapod crustaceans.
10.90 % others others n.a./others n.a./others others 'All other items' was not broken down into component food items in original reference.
8.50 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
7.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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