Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sebastes nigrocinctus
 
Main Ref. Rosenthal, R.J., V.M. O'Connell and M.C. Murphy, 1988
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 30.00 FL
Sample size 16 Percent empty
Country Alaska Locality Gulf of Alaska, 1980-1982
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sebastes nigrocinctus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.54 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridae Gammaridae
27.54 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sebastes 13.56% Sebastes sp., 6.78% Clupea harengus, 7.2% unid. Fish
16.89 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Pagurus sp. 8.22% Pagurus sp., 3.81% Cancer oregonensis, 1.69% Scyra acutifrons, 1.69% Paguridae, 0.85% Oregonia gracilis, 0.42% Pugettia gracilis, 0.21% Brachyura
18.64 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
1.69 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults plank. invertebrates
4.03 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Nereidae Nereidae
3.18 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiopholis aculeata Ophiopholis aculeata
25.46 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalus montagui 19.49% Caridea, 4.24% Pandalus montagui, 1.69% Pandalidae, 0.04% Pandalus danae
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