Food and Feeding Habits Summary Argentina silus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 38.00 NG
Sample size 27 Percent empty 81.48
Country USA Locality Gulf of Maine and the Scotian Shelf.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Argentina silus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
12.30 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains.
47.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica Meganyctiphanes norvegica.
2.70 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids juv./adults Siphonophora Siphonophora.
37.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda Unspecified Copepoda.
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