Main Ref. | Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000 | ||
Fish stage | adults | Mean length | 83.00 NG |
Sample size | 36 | Percent empty | |
Country | USA | Locality | Inshore North of Cape Hatteras. |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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1.30 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | amphipods | juv./adults | Unciola irrorata | 0.2% Byblis serrata, 0.6% Unciola irrorata, 0.5% unidentified Amphipoda. |
0.30 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | bivalves | juv./adults | bivalves | Unidentified bivalves. |
88.20 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Ammodytes dubius | 48.2% Ammodytes dubius, 40% unidentified Osteichthyes. |
0.70 % | detritus | detritus | carcasses | n.a./others | Animal remains | Animal remains and misc. |
6.50 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | Ovalipes ocellatus | 0.3% Crangon septemspinosa, 0.3% Cancer irroratus, 5.9% Ovalipes ocellatus, |
0.30 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | isopods | juv./adults | Cirolana sp. | Cirolana sp. |
2.70 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | Ophelia sp. | 1.6% Ophelia sp., 0.8% Nephtyidae, 0.3% unidentified Polychaeta. |