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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merluccius bilinearis
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 28.00 NG
Sample size 176 Percent empty 42
Country USA Locality Southern New England
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Merluccius bilinearis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammarus annulatus 0.7% Gammarus annulatus, 0.6% unidentified amphipoda.
88.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merluccius bilinearis 15.5% Merluccius bilinearis, 0.1% Urophycis sp., 3.3% Ammodytes dubius, 70% unidentified osteichthyes.
1.10 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica Meganyctiphanes norvegica.
0.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis americana Neomysis americana.
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
4.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crangon septemspinos 2% Dichelopandalus leptocerus, 2.2% Crangon septemspinos, 0.3% unidentified decapoda.
3.20 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo sp. 2.4% Loligo sp., 0.8% unidentified cephalopoda.
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