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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Greenstreet, S.P.R., 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 37.50 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, 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 Comments
78.92 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Norway pout 2.47% haddock, 5.74% whiting, 30.58% Norway pout, 15.84% herring, 14.26% sprat, 3.64% sandeels, 0.13% dab, 0.63% silvery pout, 0.15%unidentified rockling, 1.85% long rough dab, 0.04% wolf fish, 0.37% pearlside, 0.46% argentines, 0.39% dragonet, 0.04% scad, 0.09% Norway haddock, 0.5% unidentified gurnards, 1.74% unidentified gobies
14.51 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
0.45 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
0.33 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults amphipods amphipods, isopods, copepods
2.30 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
0.10 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Priapulida Priapulida
3.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps shrimps and crabs
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