Main Ref. | Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000 | ||
Fish stage | adults | Mean length | 71.00 NG |
Sample size | 3 | Percent empty | 33.3 |
Country | USA | Locality | Offshore and inshore south of Cape Hatteras |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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97.00 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Cyprinodon variegatus | Cyprinodon variegatus (95.7%), unidentified Osteichthyes (1.3%). |
2.50 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | Portunus spinicarpus | Portunus spinicarpus. |
0.50 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | Decapoda | Unidentified Decapoda. Also given as a zoobenthic diet component is Gastropoda with <0.1% percent by weight. |