Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Greenstreet, S.P.R., 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 50.00 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
86.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Norway pout 3.35% cod, 4.36% haddock, 7.11% whiting, 36.56% Norway pout, 15.95% herring, 7.38% sprat, 4.13% sandeels, 0.04% dab, 4.3% poor cod, 0.06% silvery pout, 0.02%unidentified clupeiod, 1.03% long rough dab, 1.48%argentines, 0.83% dragonet
8.65 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
0.26 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
0.26 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults amphipods amphipod, isopods, copepods
0.83 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
3.36 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps shrimps and crabs
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