Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merluccius merluccius
 
Main Ref. Papaconstantinou, C. and E. Caragitsou, 1987
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 21.00 TL
Sample size 342 Percent empty 52.1
Country Italy Locality Ionian Sea, 1983-84
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Merluccius merluccius
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
86.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
5.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
8.50 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults mollusks
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