Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hippoglossoides platessoides
 
Main Ref. Pitt, T.K., 1973
Fish stage adults Mean length 64.50 TL
Sample size 13 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Grand Bank, Newfoundland, June 1967-1971
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hippoglossoides platessoides
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
21.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
0.20 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
72.30 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults echinoderms
5.50 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
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