Food and Feeding Habits Summary Brosme brosme
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 43.00 NG
Sample size 9 Percent empty 56
Country USA Locality Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine, Scotian Shelf.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Brosme brosme
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Capreliidae 2% Capreliidae, 0.1% Gammaridae.
1.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica Meganyctiphanes norvegica
14.90 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelida 0.3% Onuphidae, 14.6% unidentified annelida.
4.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
77.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa 31.9% Crangon septemspinosa, 45.2% Paguridae.
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