Food and Feeding Habits Summary Centropristis striata
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 7.00 NG
Sample size 39 Percent empty 10.26
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 Centropristis striata
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
17.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda Unspecified Amphipoda.
3.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Unidentified Osteichthyes (3.0%).
17.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Dichelopandalus leptocerus Dichelopandalus leptocerus (11.9%), Panguridae (3.2%), and Cancer irroratus (1.9%).
3.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysidacea Unspecified Mysidacea.
27.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea Unidentified Decapoda (3.6%) and unidentified Crustacea (23.7%).
0.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Unspecified Polychaeta.
31.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa Crangon septemspinosa.
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