Main Ref. | Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000 | ||
Fish stage | adults | Mean length | 99.00 NG |
Sample size | 8 | Percent empty | 25 |
Country | USA | Locality | Middle Atlantic |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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17.90 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Leiostomus xanthurus | Leiostomus xanthurus (6.3%), Ammodytes dubius (1.8%), Clupeidae (3.3%), and unidentified Osteichthyes (6.5%). |
0.60 % | detritus | detritus | carcasses | n.a./others | Animal remains | Sand (0.6%) and animal remains and miscellaneous (<0.1%). |
78.00 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | Ovalipes ocellatus | Ovalipes ocellatus (78%), and Cancer irroratus (<0.1%). |
1.00 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | Decapoda | Unidentified Decapoda (1.0%). |
2.40 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | n.a./other echinoderms | juv./adults | Echinarachnius parma | Echinarachnius parma |
0.10 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | n.a./other mollusks | juv./adults | Mollusca | Unidentified Mollusca. |