Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gadus morhua
 
Main Ref. dos Santos, J. and S. Falk-Petersen, 1989
Fish stage adults Mean length 85.00 TL
Sample size 125 Percent empty 4.8
Country Norway Locality Balsfjord, off Svartnes and Ullsfjord, off Oldervik, between Oct. 1982-Sep. 1983
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Gadus morhua
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
30.98 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
57.13 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Mallotus villosus Mallotus villosus
5.47 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
0.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Caridea 0.1% Caridea, 0.1% Decapoda, 0.1% Amphipoda
6.11 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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