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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Myoxocephalus aenaeus
 
Main Ref. Laroche, J.L., 1982
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.60 SL
Sample size 14 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Maine Estuary, 1973
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Myoxocephalus aenaeus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
87.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Microsetella norvegica 85.2% Microsetella norvegica, 1.6% Tisbe sp., 0.8% unid. adults & copepodites
9.00 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Coscinodiscus sp. Coscinodiscus sp.
0.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Balanus nauplii Balanus nauplii
2.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Temora longicornis 2.5% Temora longicornis ,
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