Food and Feeding Habits Summary Anarhichas lupus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 79.00 NG
Sample size 8 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Georges Bank
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Anarhichas lupus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
56.60 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Pecten sp. Pectensp. (31.5%), Placopecten. sp. (14.8%), and Pectinidae (10.3%).
1.00 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
7.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Pagurus longicarpus Pagurus longicarpus (5.5%) and Paguridae (2.4%).
0.10 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others Rock Rock
30.40 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Gastropoda Unspecified Gastropoda.
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea Unidentified Crustacea.
2.10 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults Echinodermata Unidentified Echinodermata.
1.80 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Mollusca Unidentified Mollusca.
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