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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Mustelus canis
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 87.00 NG
Sample size 471 Percent empty 2.55
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 Mustelus canis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.20 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Bivalvia Bivalvia.
5.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Etrumeus teres Ophichthys cruentifer (<0.1%), Etrumeus teres (1.3%), Clupeidae (0.1%), Anchoa sp. (0.5%), Urophycis regia (<0.1%), Gadidae (<0.1%), Trachurus lathami (<0.1%), Leistomuc xanthurus (0.2%), Ammodytes dubius (0.1%), Peprilus triacanthus (0.7%), and unidentified Osteichthyes (2.9%).
3.30 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
62.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Cancer irroratus Pagurus pollicaris (0.5%), Pagrus sp. (0.8%), Paguridae (0.3%), Libinia sp. (0.7%), Cancer irroratus (35.8%), Cancer borealis (1.9%), Cancridae (2.1%), Ovalipes ocelatus (16.1%), Ovalipes stephensoni (3.3%), andAlbuea sp. (1.1%),
9.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Majiidae (0.2%), unidentified Decapoda (7.2%), unidentified Crustacea (2.5%), and Stomatopoda (<0.1%).
1.80 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Limulus sp. Limulus sp. (1.4%) and Holothuroidea (0.4%).
1.80 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Cephalopods Unidentified Cephalopods.
0.70 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Mollusca Unidentified Mollusca.
0.60 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Unspecified Polychaeta (0.6%) and Sipuncula (<0.1%).
8.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo sp. Loligo sp.
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