Food and Feeding Habits Summary Anoplopoma fimbria
 
Main Ref. Yang, M.S. and M.W. Nelson, 1999
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 355 Percent empty 29.58
Country Alaska Locality Islands of Four Mountains to Cape St. Elias
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Anoplopoma fimbria
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Themisto sp. 3.13% Gammaridea, 0.16% <>Themisto sp. + 0.06% Isopoda.
36.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Theragra chalcogramma 1.86% unid. Teleostei, 2.63% non-gadoid fish remains, 0.79% Thaleichthys pacificus, 0.55% Gadidae, 26.25% Theragra chalcogramma, 0.26% Cottidae, 2.48% Pleuronectidae, 1.78% Atheresthes stomias.
6.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Paguridae 4.27% Paguridae + 1.96% Gastropoda, 0.05% barnacle.
5.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea 5.55% Euphausiacea, 0.03% Mysidacea.
9.20 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids juv./adults Scyphozoa 8.89% Scyphozoa, 0.29% Anthozoa
17.00 % others others n.a./others n.a./others fish 16.93% Fishery offal, 0.02% misc. organic materials.
1.20 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta 0.98% unid. Polychaeta, 0.24% Aphroditidae
0.30 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Asteroidea 0.05% Asteroidea, 0.36% Ophiuroidae.
9.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalus borealis 0.09% Caridea, 0.14% Hippolytidae, 4.83% Pandalidae, 4.51% <>Pandalus borealis, 0.27% <>Pandalopsis dispar, 0.06% Crangonidae.
10.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Octopoda 0.65% unid. Cephalopoda, 6% Teuthoidea, 3.87% Octopoda
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