Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 39.00 NG
Sample size 9 Percent empty 33.3
Country USA Locality Southern New England
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda Unspecified Amphipoda.
0.10 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Pectinidae Unspecified Pectinidae.
2.90 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Munida irrasa Munida irrasa.
0.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea Unspecified Euphausiacea.
0.10 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Gastropods Unspecified Gastropods.
1.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Cirolana polita Cirolana polita (1.0%) and unidentified Isopoda (0.1%).
18.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Euprognatha rastellifera Euprognatha rastellifera (1.6%), unidentified Decapoda (1.5%),and unidentified Crustacea (15.6%).
74.80 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults Amphioplus sp. Amphiuridae (64.4%) and Amphioplus sp. (10.4%).
0.20 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Unspecified Polychaeta.
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