Food and Feeding Habits Summary Myoxocephalus scorpius
 
Main Ref. Gray, B.P., B.L. Norcross, A.H. Beaudreau, A.L. Blanchard and A.C. Seitz, 2017
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality South Chukchi Sea
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Myoxocephalus scorpius
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Anonyx spp.
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Ischyocerus spp.
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Protomedeia spp.
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Oedicerotidae
5.67 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Melita spp.
6.07 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults unspecified benthic amphipods
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. Copepods juv./adults unspecified harpacticoid copepods
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Chionoecetes opilio
3.78 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Telmessus cheiragonus
5.07 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults unspecified crabs
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified Diastylidae
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified barnacle cyprids
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified cumaceans
5.07 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified Paguridae
18.81 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults unspecified fish prey
1.79 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults unspecified mollusks
4.08 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults unspecified hyperiid amphipods
13.63 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans juv./adults Themisto libellula
5.27 % others others n.a./others juv./adults unspecified prey Other prey includes harpacticoid copepods, barnacle cyprids, euphausiids, isopods and mollusks.
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults unspecified ostracods
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. Copepods juv./adults unspecified calanoid copepods
0.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults unspecified Polynoidae
0.70 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults unspecified Glyceridae
6.67 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults unspecified polychaetes
5.27 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults unspecified Crangonidae
12.44 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults unspecified shrimps
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