Main Ref. | Sagarese, S.R., R.M. Cerrato and M.G. Frisk, 2011 | ||
Fish stage | adults | Mean length | 27.30 TL |
Sample size | 70 | Percent empty | 16 |
Country | USA | Locality | Long Island Bays, New York. |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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70.03 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | bivalves | juv./adults | unspecified clam | %W=62.3. |
1.08 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Brevoortia tyrannus | %W=0.96. |
0.15 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | Cancer irroratus | %W=0.13. |
0.03 % | detritus | detritus | debris | n.a./others | unspecified marine plant matter | %W=0.03. |
2.97 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | mysids | juv./adults | Neomysis sp. | %W=2.64. |
11.62 % | zoobenthos | worms | n.a./other annelids | juv./adults | unspecified annelids | %W=10.34. |
8.93 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | unspecified crustaceans | %W=7.94. |
2.35 % | nekton | finfish | n.a./other finfish | juv./adults | unspecified fish | %W=2.09. |
0.08 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | n.a./other mollusks | juv./adults | unspecified mollusks | %W=0.07. |
2.77 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | Crangon sp. | %W=2.46. |