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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Alepisaurus ferox
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 73.00 NG
Sample size 2 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Northwest Atlantic
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Alepisaurus ferox
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
74.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Parathemisto sp. Parathemisto sp. (71.5%), Prosina sp. (1.8%), Platyscelidae (0.5%), Pronima sp. (0.4%), Hyperiidae (70.3%).
2.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ogcocephalidae Ogcocephalidae (1.0%) and unidentified Osteichthyes (1.8%)
0.10 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
8.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea Unidentified Crustacea.
13.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Brachyura Brachyuran (megalops).
0.20 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Cephalopoda Unidentified Cephalopoda.
0.80 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Octopodida Octopodida.
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