Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sebastes entomelas
 
Main Ref. Adams, P.B., 1987
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 58.30 TL
Sample size 283 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Eureka-Fields Landing area, Northern California
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sebastes entomelas
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.61 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Hyperiidae .59% Gammaridea, 1.28% Hyperiidae, 0.1% Phronimidae, 0.64% Vibilliadae, 0.008% Caprellidae
25.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merluccius productus 10% unid. fish, 5.5% Myctophidae, 0.03%Mustelus henlei,1.03% Engraulis mordax, 0.22% Nannobrachium ritteri, 1.22% Tarletonbeania crenularis, 6.81% Merluccius productus , 0.09% Aulorhynchus flavidus, 0.43% Anoploma fimbria, 0.02% Mycteroperca jordani
18.63 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausia pacifica 0.43% Euphausia pacifica, 0.01% Thysanoessa spinifera, 0.43% unid. euphausiid larvae, 17.75% unid. Euphausiacea
0.96 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Vermiculuridae 0.43% Vermiculuridae, 0.04% Turridae, 0.49% unid. gastropods
2.20 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids juv./adults Physonectid siphonophore 1.36% Physonectid siphonophore, 0.84% Pleurobrachia bachei 0.02% unid. Hydromedusae
21.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Sergestes similis 9.51% unid. Dceapoda, 0.15% unid. megalopa, 0.43% Caridea, 0.11% Pandalus jordani, 11.6% Sergestes similis
0.45 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Mysidacea Mysidacea & Isopoda
26.20 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Thaliacea 25.33% unid. Thaliacea
0.88 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Polychaeta & Oligochaeta
0.88 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo opalescens 0.19% Octopus sp., 0.34% Loligo opalescens, 0.35% unid. cephalopods
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