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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merluccius bilinearis
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 24.00 NG
Sample size 76 Percent empty 42
Country USA Locality Middle Atlantic
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Merluccius bilinearis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda Unidentified amphipoda.
74.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytes dubius 56.3% Ammodytes dubius, 11.2% osteichthyes unidentified, 6.6% Merluccius bilinearis.
0.70 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
4.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica 0.8% Meganyctiphanes norvegica, 3.6% unidentified Euphausiacea.
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
2.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa 0.3% Pasiphaea multidentata, 2.5% Crangon septemspinosa.
17.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda Cephalopoda unidentified.
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