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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Greenstreet, S.P.R., 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 40.00 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
80.51 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Norway pout 2.64% haddock, 15.75% whiting, 29.4% Norway pout, 9.9% herring, 11.78% sprat, 3.96% sandeels, 0.17% dab, 3.85% poor cod, 0.5% silvery pout, 0.02%unidentified clupeiod, 0.92% long rough dab, 1.33%argentines, 0.74% dragonet
10.84 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
0.47 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
0.29 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults amphipods amphipods, isopods, copepods
1.71 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
0.10 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Priapulida Priapulida
6.09 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps shrimps and crabs
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