Food and Feeding Habits Summary Urophycis tenuis
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 63.00 NG
Sample size 4 Percent empty 25
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 Urophycis tenuis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
51.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merluccius bilinearis Merluccius bilinearis
1.20 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
7.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Pasiphaeidae 7.1% Pasiphaeidae
40.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Illex sp. Illex sp.
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