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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Rhinoptera bonasus
 
Main Ref. Smith, J.W. and J.V. Merriner, 1985
Fish stage adults Mean length 92.00 WD
Sample size 40 Percent empty
Country USA Locality York River and vicinity, lower Chesapeake Bay, summers of 1976-1978
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Rhinoptera bonasus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
7.40 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Mercenaria mercenaria Mercenaria mercenaria, hard clam 6.0 Geukensia demissa, ribbed mussel 1.0 Crassostrea virginica, oyster 0.4
12.40 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Tagelus plebeius Tagelus plebeius, stout razor clam 12.4
13.40 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Macoma balthica Macoma balthica, Baltic macoma 13.4
66.60 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Mya arenaria Mya arenaria, soft shell clam 66.6
0.20 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish n.a./others teleost unidentified teleost remains
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