Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sebastes emphaeus
 
Main Ref. Rosenthal, R.J., V.M. O'Connell and M.C. Murphy, 1988
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 10.00 FL
Sample size 19 Percent empty
Country Alaska Locality Gulf of Alaska, 1980-1982
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sebastes emphaeus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
28.45 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Caprellidae 21.31% Caprellidae, 6.23% Gammaridae
30.18 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
0.56 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
3.24 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
5.59 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Margarites puppilus 2.71% Calliostoma, 1.62% Margarites puppilus, 1.08% Margarites sp.
2.44 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Mysidae 0.87% unid. Crustacea, 0.68% Ostracoda, 0.81% Mysidae
0.28 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs plank. invertebrates
15.53 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Salpidae 10.97% gelatinous zooplankton, 4.06% Salpidae
2.52 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Physonectid colony Physonectid colony
11.19 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridea Caridea
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