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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hemitripterus americanus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 34.00 NG
Sample size 22 Percent empty 46
Country USA Locality Inshore North of Cape Hatteras.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hemitripterus americanus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
91.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pholis gunnellus 84.5% Anarhichadidae, 0.3% Pholis gunnellus, 5.8% unidentified Osteichthyes.
0.20 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains.
8.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cancer irroratus 0.1% Pandalus borealis, 0.1% Pandalus montagui, 0.5% Hyas coarctatus, 7.7% Cancer irroratus.
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