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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Daan, N., 1989
Fish stage adults Mean length 40.00 TL
Sample size 75 Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, 1981, Quarter 2
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 Comments
79.45 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytidae 32.25% Ammodytidae, 31.88% Trisopterus esmarki, 4.67% Sprattus sprattus, 3.21% Merlangius merlangus, 2.34% Melanogrammus aeglefinus, 0.04% Gadus morhua, 0.04% Limanda limanda, 0.04% Scomber scombrus
4.65 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
3.60 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Annelida 3.49% Annelida incl. 0.13% Nemertea
8.68 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Brachuya 4.22% Brachuya, 2.69% Caridea, 0.05% Macrura, 0.04% Anomura, 0.02% Isopoda, 0.01% Amphipoda, 1.65% unid. crustaceans
3.62 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Cnidaria 2.59% Cnidaria, 0.03% Urochordata
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