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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merluccius albidus
 
Main Ref. Langton, R.W. and R.E. Bowman, 1980
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 25.00 FL
Sample size 73 Percent empty 57
Country USA Locality Northwest Atlantic, from Cape Hatteras, N. C. to Nova Scotia, 1969-1972
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Merluccius albidus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
93.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gadidae Gadidae & other fish
0.20 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others animal remains animal remains
5.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Euphausiacea Euphausiacea , Pandalidae
0.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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