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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merluccius productus
 
Main Ref. Rexstad, E.A. and E.K. Pikitch, 1986
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 37.00 TL
Sample size 120 Percent empty 22
Country USA Locality Pacific coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Merluccius productus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Myctophidae 1.5% Myctophidae, 1.8% unid. Fish
6.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
14.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Thysanoessa spinifera Thysanoessa spinifera
72.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausia pacifica Euphausia pacifica
3.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Sergestes similis 2.9% Sergestes similis, 0.2% Pandalus jordani
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