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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Greenstreet, S.P.R., 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 15.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, Quarter 3
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
2.02 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults gobies unidentified gobies
58.51 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults sandeels 1.64% haddock, 6.87% whiting, 5.02% Norway pout, 1.75% herring, 3.05% sprat, 39.61% sandeels, 0.52% unidentified rockling, clupeiod,long rough dab, pearlside, dragonet
3.65 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
9.36 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
3.09 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults echinoderms
3.66 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
0.80 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults plank. invertebrates
0.60 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults non-annelids
17.97 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps shrimps and crabs
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