Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merluccius merluccius
 
Main Ref. Bozzano, A., F. Sarda and J. Rios, 2005
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length NG
Sample size 121 Percent empty
Country Locality Catalan coast, north-western Mediterranean.
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
3.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gaidropsarus biscayensis
10.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus
19.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Maurolicus muelleri
22.20 % nekton finfish bony fish recruits/juv. Gadiculus argenteus
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Nyctiphanes couchii
1.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids larvae Euphausia krohnii
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Gastrosaccus sp.
1.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Lophogaster typicus
4.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Anchialina agilis
5.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Solenocera membranacea
13.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Chlorotocus crassicornis
9.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish recruits/juv. Sepia orbignyana
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