Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merluccius bilinearis
 
Main Ref. Hesler, T.E., F.P. Almeida and D.E. Waldron, 1995
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 30.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality Georges Bank
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
76.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Scomber scombrus Scomber scombrus, S. saurus, Peprilus tricanthus, Ammodytes americanus, clupeids
23.60 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates n.a./others cephalopods cephalopods, decapods, euphausiids, mysids, amphipods
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