Main Ref. | Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 153.00 NG |
Sample size | 168 | Percent empty | 10.12 |
Country | USA | Locality | Northwest Atlantic. |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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32.50 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Scomber scombrus | Brevoortia tryannus (0.5%), Clupea harengus (0.2%), Paralepis atlantica (0.3%), Alepisauridae (0.5%), Merluccius bilinearis (9.4%), Gadidae (2.6%), Pomatomus saltatrix (4.0%), Ammodytes dubius (0.2%), Gemylidae (0.2%), Scomber scombrus (5.4%), Cubiceps athenae (0.6%), Peprilus triacanthus (1.5%), Sebastes fasciatus (2.4%), and unidentified Osteichthyes (4.7%). |
0.10 % | detritus | detritus | carcasses | n.a./others | Animal remains | Animal remains and miscellaneous. |
41.80 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | n.a./other cephalopods | juv./adults | Cephalopoda | Unidentified Cephalopoda. |
25.60 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | Illex illecebrosus | Illex illecebrosus (25.5%) and Loligo sp. (0.1%). |