Food and Feeding Habits Summary Alcichthys elongatus
 
Main Ref. Fujita, T., D. Kitagawa, Y. Okuyama, Y. Ishito, T. Inada and Y. Jin, 1995
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 22.10 SL
Sample size 3425 Percent empty 12
Country Japan Locality 120 and 140 m off the Pacific coast of Iwate Perfecture.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Alcichthys elongatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
12.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Physiculus japonicus unidentified fishes 10.0 Physiculus japonicus <1.0 Theragra chalcogramma <1.0 Cottiusculus gonez <1.0 Alcichthys alcicornis <1.0
12.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sardinops sagax Sardinops sagax 9.0 Engraulis japonicus 2.0
60.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Podocatactes hamifer Podocatactes hamifer 23.0 Oregonia gracilis 16.0 unidentified brachyurans 6.0 Majidae 5.0 Gammaroidea <1.0 Caprellidea <1.0 Crangon sagamiensis <1.0 Erimacrus isenbeckii <1.0
9.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus unidentified organic matter 8.0
1.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
4.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Polychaeta 3.0 Ophiuroidea <1.0
1.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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