Food and Feeding Habits Summary Amblyraja radiata
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 59.00 NG
Sample size 156 Percent empty 12
Country USA Locality Gulf of Maine.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Amblyraja radiata
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Agnatha Agnatha.
38.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Clupea harengus 13% Clupea harengus, 1.2% Scombridae, 0.9% Cottidae, 4.2%Cryptacanthodes maculatus, 3% Lumpenus maculatus, 4.5% Scophthalmus sp., 11.5% unidentified Osteichthyes.
9.40 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
3.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica Meganyctiphanes norvegica
8.50 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Nephtys spp. 1.1% Aphroditidae, 1.3% Nephtys spp., 1.3% Nephtyidae, 4.8% unidentified Annelida.
1.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
5.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cancer spp. 1.2% Dichelopandalus leptocerus, 1.3% Pandalidae, 0.9% Axiidae, 1.6% Cancer spp., 0.8% unidentified Decapoda.
32.60 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo sp. 10.9% Illex sp., 16.4% Loligo sp., 0.9% Octopoda, 4.4% unidentified cephalopoda.
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