Food and Feeding Habits Summary Arnoglossus laterna
 
Main Ref. Gibson, R.N. and I.A. Ezzi, 1987
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 8.70 SL
Sample size 34 Percent empty 9
Country UK Scotland Locality Camas Nathais, Lynn of Lorne on the west coast of Scotland, 1975-1976
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Arnoglossus laterna
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
22.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
0.40 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
1.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
5.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
1.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cumaceans Cumaceans.
9.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustaceans Unidentified crustaceans.
28.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults caridean decapods 27.7% caridaean decapods, 0.8% brachyuran decapods.
1.10 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Chaetognaths Chaetognaths.
24.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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