Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hippoglossoides platessoides
 
Main Ref. Pitt, T.K., 1973
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 24.50 TL
Sample size 94 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Grand Bank, Newfoundland, June 1967-1971
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hippoglossoides platessoides
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
5.30 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
40.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
45.50 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults echinoderms
4.80 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
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