Food and Feeding Habits Summary Raja clavata
 
Main Ref. Ebeling, E., 1988
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 22.50 WD
Sample size 23 Percent empty
Country Ireland Locality Red Wharf Bay off Angelsey in the Irish Sea, 10 June 1983
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Raja clavata
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Ampelisca spp. 2.92% Ampelisca spp.
77.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Macropipus spp. 20.83% Macropipus spp., 14.44% Carcinus maenas juveniles, 1.53% Pagurus bernhardus, 41.11% crustacean remains
3.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Praunus inermis 3.19% Praunus inermis
0.69 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Diastylis bradyi 0.69% Diastylis bradyi
1.81 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Thoralis cranchi 1.81% Thoralis cranchi
11.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Nereis spp. 5.14% Nereis spp., 3.19% Phyllodoce spp., 2.5% Arenicola marina
2.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon crangon 2.5% Crangon crangon
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