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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Hislop, J.R.G., A.P. Robb, M.A. Bell and D.W. Armstrong, 1991
Fish stage adults Mean length 20.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea
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
1.35 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults ascidians
60.27 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
24.92 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Brachyura Brachyura, Macrura, Anomura including euphausiids & Crangonidae
3.88 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
0.29 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates n.a./others benth. invertebrates
1.16 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms n.a./others echinoderms
7.10 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
0.22 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Chaetognatha Chaetognatha
0.81 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Echiuroida Echiuroida
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