Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Fjøsne, K. and J. Gjøsæter, 1996
Fish stage larvae Mean length 1.00 TL
Sample size 44 Percent empty 14
Country Norway Locality Klaua
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
73.63 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae gobies mostly gobies and pelagic species
25.16 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans recruits/juv. Brachyura Brachyura
1.21 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
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