Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lophius piscatorius
 
Main Ref. Laurenson, C.H. and I.G. Priede, 2005
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country UK Locality Shetland Islands, 1999-2000
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lophius piscatorius
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
93.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gadus morhua Teleost unid. 0.8 Gadidae 2.0 Gadus morhua 45.8 Melanogrammus aeglefinus 2.7 Pollachius virens 19.0 Merlagius merlangus 2.0 Trisopterus esmarkii 2.0 Ammodytes marinus 2.0 Hyperoplus spp. 0.8 Clupea harengus 1.7 Argentinidae unid. 1.2 Lophidae L. piscatorius 12.5 Pleuronectiformes unid. 0.3 Microstomus kitt 0.1 Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 0.6
6.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda Cephalopoda unid. 2.9 Loliginidae unid. 0.1 Octopodidae 3.5
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