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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Leucoraja erinaceus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 41.00 NG
Sample size 202 Percent empty 15.35
Country USA Locality Southern New England.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Leucoraja erinaceus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
26.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Leptocheirus pinguis Byblis serrata ( 0.4%), Unciola spp. (4.6%), Gammarus annulatus ( 0.5%), Oedicerotidae (1.0%), Leptocheirus pinguis (16.7%), and unidentified Amphipoda (3.4%).
2.30 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Bivalvia Unspecified Bivalvia.
1.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pleuronectes americanus Ammodytes dubius (0.3%), Pleuronectes americanus (<0.1%), Pleuronectiformes (<0.1%), Ostechthyes larve (<0.1%), and unidentified Osteichthyes (1.4%).
11.50 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
14.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Cancer irroratus Cancer borealis (3.5%), Cancer irroratus (9.7%), and Pagurus acadianus (0.9%).
3.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Cirolana sp. Cirolana sp.
11.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea Unidentified Cumacea (0.4%), unidentified Decapoda (5.1%), Stomatopoda (<0.1%), and unidentified Crustacea (5.9%).
1.10 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Mollusca Unidentified Mollusca.
21.70 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Nephtys spp. Maldanidae ( 3.8%), Aphroditidae (2.9%), Nephtys spp. (2.1%), and unidentified Polychaeta (12.9%).
6.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa Crangon septemspinosa ( 6.2%) and Axius serratus ( 0.3%).
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