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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Rhinoptera bonasus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 47.00 NG
Sample size 3 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Inshore north of Cape Hatteras
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Rhinoptera bonasus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
90.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Anchoa hepsetus Anchoa hepsetus
0.40 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Pagurus sp. Pagurus sp. (0.2%), and unidentified Decapoda (<0.1%),
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysidacea Unidentified Musidacea.
8.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysidopsis bigelowi Mysidopsis bigelowi
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa Crangon septemspinosa
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