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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scophthalmus aquosus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 25.00 NG
Sample size 224 Percent empty 54
Country USA Locality Middle Atlantic.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scophthalmus aquosus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda Unidentified Amphipoda.
55.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytes dubius 0.3% Ophichthus cruentifer, 0.7% Merluccius bilinearis, 45% Ammodytes dubius, 0.1% Pleuronectiformes, 0.3% Osteichthyes larvae, 9.3% undentified Osteichthyes.
1.20 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
27.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis americana Neomysis americana
14.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa 6.8% Crangon septemspinosa, 7.1% Decapoda larvae, 0.7% unidentified Decapoda
0.10 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Chaetognatha Chaetognatha.
0.50 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Unidentified Polychaeta.
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