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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Orthopristis chrysoptera
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 18.00 NG
Sample size 11 Percent empty 9.1
Country USA Locality Inshore south of Cape Hatteras
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Orthopristis chrysoptera
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda Unidentified Amphipoda.
22.50 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs Unidentified crabs.
9.80 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Sipuncula Unspecified Sipuncula.
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea Unidentified Crustacea (0.5%) and undentified Decapoda (0.3%).
61.20 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Glyceridae (3.1%), Diopatra cuprea (17.6%), and unidentified Polychaeta (40.5%).
5.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps Acetes americanus (0.3%), unidentified shrimps (5.1%).
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