Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merluccius merluccius
 
Main Ref. Bergstad, O.A., 1991
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 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
94.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Micromesistius poutassou 9.8% unid. Teleostei, 1.2% Gadidae, 13.4% Trisopterus esmarki, 70% Micromesistius poutassou, 0.5% Lycodes vahli.
1.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica <>Meganyctiphanes norvegica
0.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Aphrodita aculeata <>Aphrodita aculeata
3.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalus borealis 0.2% Pandalidae, 3.4% <>Pandalus borealis, 0.2% <>Pandalus montagui
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