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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Fjøsne, K. and J. Gjøsæter, 1996
Fish stage larvae Mean length 1.30 TL
Sample size 50 Percent empty 0
Country Norway Locality Flødevigen,
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
38.23 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae gobies mostly gobies and pelagic species
5.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Hyperiidea Hyperiidea
11.93 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans recruits/juv. Brachyura Brachyura
12.95 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Larvacea Larvacea
7.44 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae Gastropoda Gastropoda
24.26 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
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