Food and Feeding Habits Summary Leucoraja ocellata
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 72.00 NG
Sample size 661 Percent empty 19
Country USA Locality Georges Bank.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Leucoraja ocellata
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Leptocheirus pinguis 0.2% Leptocheirus pinguis, 0.3% unidentified amphipoda.
9.50 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Solenidae 3% Solenidae, 6.5% unidentified bivalves.
0.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Rajidae Rajidae.
64.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytes dubius 2.9% Merluccius bilinearis, 3.1% Gadidae, 50.3% Ammodytes dubius, 1.1% Cottidae, 7.3% unidentified Osteichthyes.
3.80 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Cirolana sp. Cirolana sp.
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
4.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cancer irroratus 0.3% Dichelopandalus leptocerus, 1.3% Crangon septemspinosa, 0.3% Pagurus spp. 1.8% Cancer irroratus, 0.4% Ovalipes ocellatus, 0.4% unidentified decapoda.
6.90 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Illex sp. Illex sp.
8.40 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Nephtys bucera 0.6% Lumbrineris fragilis, 1.6% Ophelia sp., 1.7% Nephtys bucera, 2.9% Nephtyidae, 1.6% unidentified Polychaeta.
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