Main Ref. | Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000 | ||
Fish stage | recruits/juv. | Mean length | 34.00 NG |
Sample size | 350 | Percent empty | 51 |
Country | USA | Locality | Inshore North of Cape Hatteras. |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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0.50 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | amphipods | juv./adults | amphipods | |
60.30 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Etrumeus teres | 6.8% Etrumeus teres, 0.7% Anchoa hepsetus, 0.9% Anchoa mitchilli, 0.2% Anchoa sp., 1.4% Engraulidae, 0.8% Merluccius bilinearis, 18.9% Ammodytes dubius, 1.3% Cynoscion regalis, 0.4% Paralichthys sp., 0.6% Scophthalmus aquosus, 0.5% Bothidae, 27.8% unidentified Osteichthyes. |
0.80 % | detritus | detritus | carcasses | n.a./others | Animal remains | Animal remains and misc. |
2.80 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | Ovalipes ocellatus | 0.2% Crangon septemspinosa, 1.2% Cancer irroratus, 1.3% Ovalipes ocellatus, 0.1% unidentified Decapoda. |
4.50 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | mysids | juv./adults | Neomysis americana | Neomysis americana |
31.10 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | Loligo pealeii | 1.2% Illex sp., 16.9% Loligo pealeii, 0.6% Loligo sp., 12.4% unidentified Cephalopoda. |