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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merluccius productus
 
Main Ref. Rexstad, E.A. and E.K. Pikitch, 1986
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 47.00 TL
Sample size 118 Percent empty 35
Country USA Locality Pacific coast
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
0.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pleuronectidae Pleuronectidae
1.25 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gadidae Gadidae
1.56 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis mordax Engrualis mordax
23.96 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Thaleichthys pacificus Thaleichthys pacificus
36.15 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Clupea harengus Clupea harengus
22.81 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Thysanoessa spinifera 17.2% Thysanoessa spinifera, 2.2% Euphausia pacifica, 2.5% unid. Euphausiids
14.17 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Callianassa sp. Callianassa sp., 0.2% Crangon sp.
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