Main Ref. | Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 68.00 NG |
Sample size | 5 | Percent empty | 20 |
Country | USA | Locality | Inshore South of Cape Hatteras. |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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35.70 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | bivalves | juv./adults | Placopecten sp. | Placopecten sp. (33.1%) and unidentified Bivalvia (2,6%). |
0.40 % | detritus | detritus | carcasses | n.a./others | Animal remains | Animal remains and miscellaneous. |
12.20 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | Cancer irroratus | Paguridae (4.1%), Cancer irroratus (8.1%), and unidentified Decapoda (<0.1%). |
0.40 % | detritus | detritus | debris | n.a./others | Rock | Rock. |
0.70 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | gastropods | juv./adults | Gastropoda | Unspecified Gastropoda. |
2.50 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | n.a./other mollusks | juv./adults | Mollusca | Unidentified Mollusca. |
23.50 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | sea stars/brittle stars | juv./adults | Ophiura sarsi | Ophiura sarsi and unidentified Ophiuroidea (21.8%). |
24.60 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | sea urchins | juv./adults | Strongylocentrotus sp. | Stronglyocentrotus sp. (10.5%) and unidentified Echinoidea (14.1%). |