Main Ref. | Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 23.00 NG |
Sample size | 64 | Percent empty | 8 |
Country | USA | Locality | Inshore North of Cape Hatteras. |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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42.20 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | benth. copepods | juv./adults | Calanoida | 26.3% Calanoida, 15.9% unidentified Copepoda. |
7.30 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Osteichthyes | Osteichthyes. |
9.50 % | detritus | detritus | carcasses | n.a./others | Animal remains | Animal remains and misc. |
7.10 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | euphausiids | juv./adults | Meganyctiphanes norvegica | Meganyctiphanes norvegica |
3.60 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | crustacea | Unidentified crustacea. |
15.40 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | Paguroidea | 0.2% Paguroidea, 15.2% Decapoda larvae. |
5.20 % | zooplankton | other plank. Invertebrates | n.a./other plank. invertebrates | juv./adults | Thaliacea | Unidentified Thaliacea. |
9.60 % | zoobenthos | cnidarians | n.a./other polyps | juv./adults | polyps | |
0.10 % | zoobenthos | worms | non-annelids | juv./adults | Chaetognatha | Chaetognatha. |