Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lophius americanus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 63.00 NG
Sample size 51 Percent empty 43.14
Country USA Locality 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 Lophius americanus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
91.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Melanogrammus aeglefinus Melanogrammus aeglefinus (5.9%), Gadidae (42.7%), Lophiidae (18.7%), Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus (5.7%), Pleuronectes americanus (0.6%), Pleuronectiformes (2.3%), unidentified Osteichthyes (15.3%), and animal remains and miscellaneous (<0.1%).
3.50 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Cephalopoda Unidentified Cephalopoda (3.5%).
5.30 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults Rajiformes Rajiformes (5.3%).
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