Food and Feeding Habits Summary Myoxocephalus scorpius
 
Main Ref. TenBrink, T.T. and T.W. Buckley, 2012
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 41.50 FL
Sample size 25 Percent empty
Country Alaska Locality
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Myoxocephalus scorpius
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.24 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Unspecified Gammaridea
0.02 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified Cottoidei
0.03 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified Cyclopteridae
0.14 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified Zoarcidae
0.15 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Clupea pallasii
0.16 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytes hexapterus
0.72 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified Psychrolutidae
0.79 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified Gadidae
0.93 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified Teleostei
3.31 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Unspecified crab %W=3.31
6.94 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Unspecified Majidae %W=6.94
6.95 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Unspecified Paguridae %W=6.95
14.62 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Hyas sp. %W=14.62
57.52 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Chionoecetes sp.
0.06 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Unspecified Gastropoda
0.01 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Unspecified Hirudinea
1.59 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Unspecified Echiura
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults Munida quadrispina
0.95 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Unspecified Polychaeta
0.02 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Unspecified Ophiurida
0.18 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Unspecified Crangonidae
0.77 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Unspecified shrimp
1.47 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Unspecified Pandalidae
2.32 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Unspecified Hippolytidae
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