Food and Feeding Habits Summary Atheresthes stomias
 
Main Ref. Yang, M.S. and M.W. Nelson, 1999
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 2218 Percent empty 27.19
Country Alaska Locality Islands of Four Mountains to Cape St. Elias
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Atheresthes stomias
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea Gammaridea
79.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Theragra chalcogramma 2.49% Teleostei, 3.57% non-gadoid fish remains, 0.23% Clupea pallasi, 0.37% Oncorhyncus kisutch, 2.65% Osmeridae, 7.08% Mallotus villosus, 0.61% Thaleichthys pacificus, 0.74% Bathylagidae, 0.42% Chauliodus macouni, 0.07% Myctophidae, 3.62% Gadidae, 0.94% Gadus macrocephalus, 49.03% Theragra chalcogramma, 0.62% Zoarcidae, 0.02% Sebastes sp., 0.05% Pleurogrammus monopterygius, 1.28% Cottoidei, 0.32% Bathymasteridae, 0.13% Bathymaster signatus, 0.03% Ronquilis jordani, 1.23% Stichaeidae, 0.98% Lumpenus maculatus, 0.18% Ammodytes hexapterus, 0.70% Pleuronectidae, 1.05% Atheresthes stomias, 0.17% Hippoglossoides elassodon, 0.82% Pleuronectes bilineatus, 0.01% Pleuronectes asper, 0.26% Hippoglossus stenolepis.
11.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Thysanoessa sp. 10.06% unid. Euphausiacea, 0.62% <>Thysanoessa sp., 0.82% <>Thysanoessa inermis.
0.40 % others others n.a./others n.a./others detritus 0.38% unid. organic materials, 0.08% fishery offal.
0.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
0.10 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults sea stars/brittle stars
7.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalus borealis 0.16% unid. Caridea, 0.01% Hippolytidae, 0.04% <>Eualus sp., 4.96% Pandalidae, 0.9% <>Pandalus borealis, 0.83% Crangonidae, 0.02% <>Crangon dalli, 0.05% <>Crangon communis, 0.55% <>Argis sp.
0.60 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Teuthoidea 0.08% unid. Cephalopoda, 0.54% Teuthoidea.
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