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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 23.00 NG
Sample size 1209 Percent empty 24
Country USA Locality Gulf of Maine
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
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Parathemisto gaudichaudii 0.3% Parathemisto gaudichaudii, 0.2% unidentified amphipoda.
50.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytes dubius 17.9% Clupeidae, 8.2% Merluccius bilinearis, 9.4% Ammodytes dubius, 14.7 unidentified osteichthyes.
1.10 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
40.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica 39.5% Meganyctiphanes norvegica, 0.5% Nyctiphanes couchii, 0.7% unidentified euphausiacea.
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
6.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Dichelopandalus leptocerus 1.8% Pasiphaea multidentata, 2.2% Dichelopandalus leptocerus, 1.2% Pandalus borealis, 0.6% Pandalus montagui, 0.6% Pandalidae, 0.4% unidentified decapoda.
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