NAFO posted on April 01, 1996 13:03
Michael P. Armstrong, John A. Musick and
James A. Colvocoresses
Virginia Institute of marine Science, College of William and Mary
Gloucester Point, Virginia, 23062, USA
Source - Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, Volume 18: 99-103
ISSN-0250-6408
Armstrong, M.P., Musick, J.A., and Colvocoresses, J.A. 1996. (NOTE). Food and Ontogenetic Shifts in Feeding of the Goosefish, Lophius americanus. J. Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci. 18: 99-103.
Abstract
Food habits were studied in goosefish, Lophius americanus, collected off southern New England in the western North Atlantic. Analysis of stomach contents indicated goosefish fed opportunistically on a wide range of species, primarily fishes. Invertebrates were important in the diet of small (<200 mm total length) goosefish but larger goosefish fed almost exclusively on fishes. In larger goosefish a high incidence of empty stomaches was found, suggesting a low frequency of feeding. Conspecifics were a relatively inportant prey of larger goosefish.
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Language - English
Publisher - Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Publication Date - April 1996
Publication Type - Journal Article
Citation: Armstrong, M.P., Musick, J.A., and Colvocoresses, J.A. 1996. (NOTE). Food and Ontogenetic Shifts in Feeding of the Goosefish,
Lophius americanus. J. Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci. 18: 99-103.