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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus
 
Main Ref. Hacunda, J.S., 1981
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 24.00 TL
Sample size 299 Percent empty 8
Country USA Locality Johns Bay, Maine, 1978-1979
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
28.99 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Leptocheirus pinguis 10.58% Unciola sp., 10.21% Leptocheirus pinguis, 1.12% Aeginella longicornis, 0.3% Hippomedon serratus, 0.2% Erichthonius rubricornis, 0.13% Monoculodes sp.
28.46 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Clupea harengus harengus 11.04% Clupea harengus harengus , 14.15% other fish
2.26 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
1.69 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Edotea montosa 1.33% Cirolana sp., 0.17% Edotea montosa
4.06 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysis mixta 1.23% Neomysis americana, 1.79% Mysis mixta
3.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
31.27 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa 10.05% Crangon septemspinosa, 8.15% Cancer irroratus, 9.47% other Decapoda
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