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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sebastes mystinus
 
Main Ref. Hobson, E.S. and J.R. Chess, 1988
Fish stage adults Mean length 26.60 SL
Sample size 85 Percent empty 9.4
Country USA Locality coastal upwelling system off northern California
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sebastes mystinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.20 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults ascidians
41.92 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Porphyra 5.5% Smithora, 9.7% Nereocystis sori, 11.5% Porphyra, 10.9% unid. Plants
1.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
0.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Hyperiidea 1.3% Hyperiidea, 0.5% Gammaridea
0.60 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Scyphozoa Scyphozoa
4.00 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults pelagic Gastropoda pelagic Gastropoda
7.60 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults pelagic Hydrozoa pelagic Hydrozoa
38.91 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Thaliacea Thaliacea
2.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Calanoida
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