Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hygophum taaningi
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 6.00 NG
Sample size 9 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Middle Atlantic
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hygophum taaningi
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.50 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
2.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs Unidentified crabs (2.8%).
36.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausia kronhni Euphausia kronhni (35.2%) and unidentified Euphausiacea (0.9%).
10.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustaceans Unidentified crustaceans.
0.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Lucifer faxoni Pelagic shrimp: Lucifer faxoni.
0.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Hyperiidae Unspecified Hyperiidae.
48.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda Unidentified Copepoda.
0.50 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Unspecified Polychaeta.
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