Food and Feeding Habits Summary Melanogrammus aeglefinus
 
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 3
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.37 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods 0.36% amphipods
75.26 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish 72.95% fish
8.93 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids 8.66% euphausiids
3.43 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids 3.32% annelids
2.27 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benthic crustaceans 2.2% benthic crustaceans
7.21 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults echinoderms 6.99% echinoderms
2.26 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks 2.19% mollusks
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults planktonic crustaceans 0.1% planktonic crustaceans
0.15 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Urochordata 0.15% Urochordata
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