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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Daan, N., 1989
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 25.00 TL
Sample size 2179 Percent empty
Land Fundort North Sea, 1980, Quarter 1
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Merlangius merlangus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Kommentare
57.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sprattus sprattus 28.6% Sprattus sprattus, 12.21% Clupea harengus, 6.27% Ammodytidae, 5.5% Trisopterus esmarki, 0.33% Merlangius merlangus, 0.22% Melanogrammus aeglefinus, 0.22% Gadus morhua, 0.02% Limanda limanda
20.49 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
2.55 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Annelida 2.52% Annelida, incl. 0.03% Echiura
0.37 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Amphipoda 0.14% Isopoda, 0.23% Amphipoda
0.21 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Urochordata Urochordata
0.18 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Bivalvia 0.16% Bivalvia, 0.02% Gastropoda
0.10 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Ctenophora 0.01% Chaetognatha, 0.05% Ctenophora, 0.02% Mysida
7.69 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridea 4.08% Caridea, 0.81% Macrura, 0.22% Anomura, 0.01% Brachyura, 2.57% unid. Crustaceans
10.78 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda 9.71% Cephalopoda, 1.07% unid. Mollusks
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