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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Greenstreet, S.P.R., 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 25.00 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
57.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults sprat 0.22% cod, 0.22% haddock, 0.33% whiting, 5.5% Norway pout, 12.21% herring, 28.6% sprat, 6.27% sandeels, 0.02% dab, 0.59% poor cod, 0.23% hake, 0.04% long rough dab, 0.15% pearlside, 0.15% dragonet, 1.92% unidentified gobies
20.49 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
2.52 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
0.39 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults amphipods amphipods, isopods, copepods
10.96 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
0.21 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Urochordata Urochordata
8.24 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps shrimps and crabs
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