Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hippoglossus hippoglossus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 64.00 NG
Sample size 36 Percent empty 31
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 Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
51.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
0.80 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others carcasses
22.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
25.40 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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