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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ammodytes dubius
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 15.00 NG
Sample size 429 Percent empty 23.82
Country USA Locality Georges Bank
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Ammodytes dubius
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Parathemisto sp. Parathemisto sp. (1.3%), Hyperiidae (0.1%), Calliopius laeviusculus (0.4%), Gammarus annulatus (0.1%), and unidentified Amphipoda (<0.1%).
0.70 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Urochordata Unidentified Urochordata.
73.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Calanus sp. Calanus sp. (52.3%), Calanoida (9.4%), and unidentified Copepoda (12%).
0.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Unidentified Osteichthyes.
3.90 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
0.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica Meganyctiphanes norvegica (0.3%) and unidentified Euphausiacea (0.3%).
0.20 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs Osteichthyes Osteichthyes eggs (0.2%) and Osteichthyes larvae (<0.1%).
2.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis americana Mysidopsis bigelowi ( 0.3%), Mysidopsis sp. (<0.1%), and Neomysis americana ( 1.9%).
1.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Ostracoda Ostracoda (0.2%), Cirripedia (<0.1%), and unidentified Crustacea (1.2%).
15.10 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Limacina sp. Chaetognatha (15.1%), Cnidaria (<0.1%), Ophisthobranchia: Limacinasp. (<0.1%), and unidentified Opisthobranchia (<0.1%); and Polychaeta (<0.1%).
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