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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Urophycis tenuis
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 39.00 NG
Sample size 27 Percent empty 4
Country USA Locality Inshore North of Cape Hatteras.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Urophycis tenuis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Unciola irrorata Unciola irrorata
93.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gadidae 23.1% Gadidae, 0.9% Pleuronectidae, 69.5% unidentified osteichthyes.
1.00 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
5.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Dichelopandalus leptocerus 3.2% Dichelopandalus leptocerus, 0.4% Pandalus montagui, 0.6% Crangon septemspinosa, 0.9% Cancer irroratus.
0.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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