Food and Feeding Habits Summary Anoplopoma fimbria
 
Main Ref. Brodeur, R.D. and P.A. Livingston, 1988
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 181 Percent empty 21.5
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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
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda 0.29% Amphipoda, 0.02% Calanoida, 0.01% Crustacea.
75.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Theragra chalcogramma 43.42% Osteichthyes Teleostei, 2.88% Clupea harengus pallasi, 0.71% Gadidae, 26% Theragra chalcogramma, 0.2% Agonidae, 0.77% Pleuronectidae, 1.15% Hippoglossoides elassodon.
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Paralithodes sp. 0.23% Decapoda, 0.6% Reptantia, 0.05% Paguridae, 0.12% <>Paralithodes sp.
1.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
0.70 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Snail Snail.
2.20 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Anthozoa 1.02% Scyphozoa, 1.2% Anthozoa.
10.70 % others others n.a./others n.a./others detritus 5.06% unid. organic material, 5.68% fishery discards.
0.10 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Asteroidea 0.06% Asteroidea, 0.04% Ophiurida.
2.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridea Caridea.
6.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda 3.15% Cephalopoda, 0.03% Teuthoidea, 3.2% Oegopsida, 0.11% Octopoda.
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