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 |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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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%). |