Life Cycle
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Eggs are laid in several clumps or masses which are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 58332).
Trophic Strategy
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Benthic (Ref. 5951). Feeds on copepod, scaleworms and amphipods. Preyed upon by Atlantic cod; juveniles by grubby, Myoxocephalus aenaeus. Parasite of the species is known to be a protozoan (Trichodina elizabethae) found on gills (Ref. 5951).
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Biology
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Found among algae on rocky shores and on hard bottom in deeper water, or depth of 55 meters or more (Ref. 51666). Male guards multiple egg masses (Ref. 58332).
Diet
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Feeds on copepods, capelin eggs, scaleworms and amphipods
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Distribution
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Strait of Belle Isle to Massachusetts
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Habitat
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nektonic
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Habitat
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Found among seaweeds on rocky shores, over hard bottoms.
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