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 72 Percent empty 19.44
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
10.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea 10.72% Gammaridea, 0.03% Isopoda
11.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Theragra chalcogramma 1.3% unid. Teleostei, 10.44% <>Theragra chalcogramma.
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Paguridae 0.64% Paguridae + 0.03% gastropoda + 0.03% Ophiurida.
10.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Thysanoessa inermis 9.64% unid. Euphausiacea, 0.37% <>Thysanoessa inermis.
13.50 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids juv./adults Scyphozoa Scyphozoa
40.80 % others others n.a./others n.a./others fish 31.74% Fishery offal, 9.09% unid. Organic material
4.50 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Sipuncula 1.06% Polychaeta, 3.47% Sipuncula
5.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalus borealis 0.02% Caridea, 0.03% Hippolytidae, 4.99% Pandalidae, 0.36% <>Pandalus borealis
2.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Teuthoidea Teuthoidea
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