Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hippoglossoides platessoides
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 27.00 NG
Sample size 17 Percent empty 24
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 Hippoglossoides platessoides
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Leptocheirus pinguis Leptocheirus pinguis
0.40 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Arctica islandica 0.3% Arctica islandica, 0.1% unidentified bivalves.
3.60 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
0.80 % zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals juv./adults Anthozoa Anthozoa.
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa Crangon septemspinosa
0.50 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Unidentified Polychaeta.
75.50 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiuroidea Unidentified Ophiuroidea.
16.90 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins juv./adults Echinarachnius parma Echinarachnius parma
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