Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hippoglossus stenolepis
 
Main Ref. Brodeur, R.D. and P.A. Livingston, 1988
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 301 Percent empty 9.6
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Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hippoglossus stenolepis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Boltenia sp. 0.04% Ascidiacea, 0.03% <>Boltenia sp.
0.80 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Clam Clam.
75.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Theragra chalcogramma 8.83% Osteichthyes Teleostei, 0.01% non-gadoid fish remains, 4.83% Clupea harengus pallasi, 6.11% Gadidae, 2.89% Gadus macrocephalus, 37.99% Theragra chalcogramma, 0.12% Zoarcidae, 0.07% Lycodes brevipes, 0.10% Cottidae, 0.05% Agonidae, 0.29% Agonus acipenserinus, 0.14% Ptilichthys goodei, 0.46% Stichaeidae, 0.85% Ammodytes hexapterus, 3.34% Pleuronectidae, 0.94% Hippoglossoides elassodon, 0.05% Lepidopsetta bilineata, 7.37% Limanda aspera, 1% Limanda proboscidea.
17.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Chionoecetes bairdi 0.02% Reptantia, 6.16% Paguridae, 0.07% Lithodidae, 0.06% Majidae, 0.01% <>Oregonia gracilis, 0.01% <>Hyas sp., 0.15% <>Hyas lyratus, 1.79% <>Hyas coarctatus, 0.38% <>Chionoecetes sp., 1.51% <>Chionoecetes opilio, 6.17% <>Chionoecetes bairdi, 0.07% Atelecyclidae, 0.92% <>Erimacrus isenbeckii, 0.03% <>Cancer oregonensis.
0.10 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults mollusca 0.02% mollusca, 0.11% snail.
5.40 % others others n.a./others n.a./others fish 0.01% unid. organic material, 5.29% fishery discards, 0.06% unid. tube.
0.60 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Echiurus sp. 0.26% Polychaeta, 0.12% Nephtyidae, 0.19% <>Echiurus sp.
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Argis alaskensis 0.04% Caridea, 0.03% Crangonidae, 0.16% <>Crangon dalli, 0.03% <>Argis alaskensis.
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