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 62.00 NG
Sample size 34 Percent empty 24
Country USA Locality Southern New England.
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
4.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Leptocheirus pinguis 0.2% Byblis serrata, 1% Unciola irrorata, 1.6% Leptocheirus pinguis, 1.3% unidentified Amphipoda.
0.70 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves Unidentified bivalves.
66.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytes dubius 64.1% Ammodytes dubius, 2.5% unidentified Osteichthyes.
5.30 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
2.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Cirolana sp. Cirolana sp.
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
1.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cancer irroratus 0.5% Crangon septemspinosa, 1% Cancer irroratus.
10.20 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults cephalopoda Unidentified cephalopoda.
9.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Nepthys bucera 4.7% Nepthys bucera, 0.9% Nephtyidae, 3.4% unidentified Polychaeta.
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