Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Daan, N., 1989
Fish stage adults Mean length 40.00 TL
Sample size 42 Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, 1981, Quarter 4
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Merlangius merlangus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
89.17 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gnathostomata Gnathostomata
0.21 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
10.17 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
0.36 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Cephalopoda 0.05% Gastropoda, 0.31% Cephalopoda
0.10 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Echiura Echiura
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