| Main Ref. | Daan, N., 1989 | ||
| Fish stage | adults | Mean length | 50.00 TL |
| Sample size | 37 | Percent empty | |
| Country | Locality | North Sea, 1981, Quarter 3 | |
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| Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91.50 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Sprattus sprattus | 31.19% Sprattus sprattus, 19.09% Melanogrammus aeglefinus, 13.89% Clupea harengus, 9.02% Ammodytidae, 5.47% Trisopterus esmarki, 3.89% Merlangius merlangus |
| 4.11 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | euphausiids | juv./adults | euphausiids | |
| 0.10 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | gastropods | juv./adults | gastropods | |
| 0.60 % | zoobenthos | worms | n.a./other annelids | juv./adults | annelids | |
| 3.61 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | Brachyura | 1.56% Brachyura, 0.24% Anomura, 0.18% Caridea, 0.3% Amphipoda, 0.09% Cumacea, 0.04% Isopoda, 0.03% Macrura |
| 0.13 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | squids/cuttlefish |