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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merluccius productus
 
Main Ref. Livingston, P.A. and M.S. Alton, 1982
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 202 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Off the coasts of Oregon
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Merluccius productus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
25.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Anchovy 16.3% Anchovy, 0.7% Smelt, 8.8% unidentified fish.
72.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults T. spinifera 21% T. spinifera, 1.7% E. pacifica, 49.2% unidentified Euphausiids.
1.20 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae crab 1.1% crab megalopa, 0.1% unidentified crab.
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalid shrimp 0.3% Pandalid shrimp, 0.2% Crangonid shrimp.
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