Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scophthalmus aquosus
 
Main Ref. Sagarese, S.R., R.M. Cerrato and M.G. Frisk, 2011
Fish stage adults Mean length 26.30 TL
Sample size 42 Percent empty 14
Country USA Locality Long Island Bays, New York.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scophthalmus aquosus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others unspecified marine plant matter %W=0.1.
0.02 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Ensis leei %W=0.02. Name cited in literature is Ensis directus.
0.08 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Syngnathus fuscus %W=0.08.
0.24 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Anchoa mitchilli %W=0.23.
61.92 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis sp. %W=59..
0.32 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified crustaceans %W=0.31.
0.01 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults unspecified fish %W=0.01.
37.31 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon sp. %W=36.0.
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