Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sebastes fasciatus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 30.00 NG
Sample size 177 Percent empty 61.58
Country USA Locality Scotian Shelf
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sebastes fasciatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Parathemisto gaudichaudii Parathemisto gaudichaudii (1.1%), Parathemisto sp. (0.4%), Vibilia sp. (<0.1%), Hyperiidae (0.1%), and Oedicerotidae (<0.1%).
0.60 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains.
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Dichelopandalus leptocerus Dichelopandalus leptocerus (1.0%).
80.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica Meganyctiphanes norvegica (79.2%) and unidentified Euphausiacea (1.4%).
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Spirontocaris liljeborgii Spirontocaris liljeborgii (0.2%), Pandalidae (0.6%), and unspecified Crustacea (1.0%).
1.00 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Dasyatis sp. Unidentified Crustacea (1.0%), Nematoda (<0.1%), Chaetognatha (0.1%), Mollusca (0.1%), Polychaeta (<0.1%), Cumacea: Dasyatis sp. (<0.1%).
10.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanus sp. Calanus sp.
3.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa Crangon septemspinosa (3.6%) and unidentified shrimp (0.2%).
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