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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hemitripterus americanus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 29.00 NG
Sample size 73 Percent empty 37
Country USA Locality Georges Bank.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hemitripterus americanus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
44.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Liparis atlanticus 1% Gadidae, 0.3% Liparis atlanticus, 6.9% Ophidiidae, 0.3% Macrozoarces americanus, 35.7% unidentified osteichthyes.
0.30 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains.
51.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cancer borealis 0.4% Dichelopandalus leptocerus, 45.2% Cancer borealis, 5.9% Cancer irroratus.
3.60 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults cephalopoda Unidentified cephalopoda.
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