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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 2
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
79.62 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults sandeels 0.04% cod, 2.34% haddock, 3.21% whiting, 31.88%Norway pout, 4.67% sprat, 32.25% sandeels, 0.04% dab, 0.04% mackerel,2.87% poor cod, 0.04% silvery pout, 0.01% unidentified clupeiod, 0.69% long rough dab, 0.99% argentines, 0.55% dragonet
4.65 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
3.62 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
0.38 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
0.10 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Urochordata Urochordata & Chaetognatha
2.60 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults polyps
9.03 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps shrimpas and crabs
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