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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Leucoraja erinaceus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 35.00 NG
Sample size 63 Percent empty 1.59
Country USA Locality Middle Atlantic
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Leucoraja erinaceus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Leptocheirus pinguis Byblis serrata ( <0.1%), Unciola spp. (0.5%), Oedicerotidae (<0.1%), Leptocheirus pinguis ( 0.4%), and unidentified Amphipoda (0.4%).
6.30 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Bivalvia Unspecified Bivalvia.
24.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytes dubius Gadidae (2.3%), Ammodytes dubius (19.5%), Bothidae (0.3%), Pleuronectiformes (0.2%), and unidentified Osteichthyes (1.9%).
6.30 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
29.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Cancer irroratus Cancer borealis (3.0%) and Cancer irroratus (26.1%).
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Cirolana sp. Cirolana sp.
18.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Unidentified Decapoda (10.2%) and unidentified Crustacea (8.6%).
6.50 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Mollusca Unidentified Mollusca.
3.20 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Maldanidae Maldanidae (0.7%) and unidentified Polychaeta (2.5%).
3.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa Crangon septemspinosa ( 3.0%) and Axius serratus ( 0.5%),
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