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 17.00 NG
Sample size 61 Percent empty 6.56
Country USA Locality Gulf of Maine
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
21.50 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Urochordata Unidentified Urochordata.
67.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Calanoida (56.8%) and unidentified Copepoda (11.1%).
4.00 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
3.70 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Limacina sp. Limacina sp. (3.0%) and unidentified Opisthobranchia (0.7%).
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cirripedia Cirripedia (0.3%) and unidentified Crustacea (<0.1%).
0.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Hyperiidae Hyperiidae.
0.10 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Chaetognatha Unidentified Chaetognatha.
2.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults Ostracoda Unspecified Ostracoda.
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