Main Ref. | Langton, R.W. and R.E. Bowman, 1981 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 20.00 TL |
Sample size | 1096 | Percent empty | 42 |
Country | USA | Locality | Northwest Atlantic, from Cape Hatteras, N.C. to Nova Scotia |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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28.50 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Gadidae | Gadidae, Bothidae, etc. |
10.40 % | detritus | detritus | carcasses | n.a./others | carcasses | |
41.70 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | Pandalidae | Pandalidae, Cancridae |
19.40 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | squids/cuttlefish |