Main Ref. | Talent, L.G., 1976 | ||
Fish stage | recruits/juv. | Mean length | 90.00 TL |
Sample size | 80 | Percent empty | |
Country | USA | Locality | Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay, California, October 1971 - November 1972 |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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5.00 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | n.a./others | benthic algae/weeds | |
8.00 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | bivalves | juv./adults | Octopus sp. | 7.7% clams incl. 0.3% Octopus sp. |
4.00 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | bony fish | |
5.40 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | Hemigrapsus oregonensis | Hemigrapsus oregonensis |
5.80 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | Cancer magister | Cancer magister |
6.60 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | Cancer gracilis | Cancer gracilis |
6.90 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | Cancer productus | Cancer productus |
15.70 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | Blepharipoda occidentalis | 10% Blepharipoda occidentalis incl. 0.1% Crangon , 4.9% unid. crab parts, 0.5% Emerita analoga , 0.1% Callianassa californiensis , 0.1% Upogebia pugettensis |
16.00 % | zooplankton | fish (early stages) | fish eggs/larvae | eggs | fish eggs | |
26.60 % | zoobenthos | worms | non-annelids | juv./adults | Urechis caupo | 25.9% Urechis caupo incl. 0.8% polychaetes |