Food and Feeding Habits Summary Brosme brosme
 
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 9 Percent empty 44
Country USA Locality Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine, 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 Brosme brosme
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
42.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Artediellus uncinatus 26.7% Artediellus uncinatus, 15.9% unidentified Osteichthyes.
8.20 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains.
0.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids Unidentified euphausiids.
3.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Spirontocaris liljeborgii Spirontocaris liljeborgii
7.70 % others others n.a./others n.a./others Rock Rock.
37.50 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiura sarsi Ophiura sarsi
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