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 28.00 NG
Sample size 88 Percent empty 43
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 Scophthalmus aquosus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda 0.1% Oedicerotidae, 1.6% unidentified Amphipoda.
71.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytes dubius 70.1% Ammodytes dubius, 1.5% unidentified Osteichthyes.
5.10 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
0.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysidopsis bigelowi 0.3% Mysidopsis bigelowi, 0.2% Neomysis americana, 0.1% unidentified mysids.
0.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
15.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa 0.8% Pandalidae, 14.3% Crangon septemspinosa, 0.2% Crangonidae.
2.50 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Chaetognatha Chaetognatha.
2.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Unidentified Polychaeta.
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