Autumn food of adult starry flounders, Platichthys stellatus, from the northeastern Bering Sea and the southeastern Chukchi Sea

The autumn food of 307 adult flounders, Platichthys stellatus , caught by commercial trawl at the northern limit of the flounder's range, is presented. Stomach contents include representatives of 9 phyla and at least 39 genera. The brittle star, Diamphiodia craterodmeta , and the protobranch cl...

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Published in:ICES Journal of Marine Science
Main Authors: Jewett, Stephen C., Feder, Howard M.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 1980
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Bering Sea
Chukchi Sea
Chukchi
Online Access:http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/39/1/7
https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/39.1.7
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Summary:The autumn food of 307 adult flounders, Platichthys stellatus , caught by commercial trawl at the northern limit of the flounder's range, is presented. Stomach contents include representatives of 9 phyla and at least 39 genera. The brittle star, Diamphiodia craterodmeta , and the protobranch clam, Yoldia hyperborea , are dominating foods. Major food items are different in each of the three sampling areas. No significant difference in feeding between sexes is apparent.

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