Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merluccius merluccius
 
Main Ref. Bergstad, O.A., 1991
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length TL
Sample size 58 Percent empty
Country Norway Locality Norwegian Deep
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
97.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Micromesistius poutassou 9% unid. Teleostei, 7.8% Trisopterus esmarki, 68.8% Micromesistius poutassou, 1.5% Gadiculus argenteus thori, 7.6% Ciliata mustela, 2.8% Leptoclinus maculatus.
2.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalus borealis 0.3% Caridea, 0.3% Pasiphaeidae, 1.9% <>Pandalus borealis.
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