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Food habits of yellowtail flounder, Limandaferruginea (Storer)
Author(s) -
Libey George S.,
Cole C. F.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1979.tb03618.x
Subject(s) - biology , detritus , fishery , limanda , flounder , omnivore , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , ecology , predation , flatfish
Yellowtail flounder, Limanda ferrugunea , were collected from the waters north of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, from April 1971 to January 1972. Cumaceans were the most important food item in the spring. Amphipods and polychaetes, as well as cumaceans, were the main foods consumed in other seasons. Large volumes of plant detritus, sand, and pebbles were present in the stomachs throughout the year. The highest percentage of empty stomachs coincided temporally with the spawning season, although the frequency of occurrence was low at all times. There were no differential food habits by sex or age.