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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Daan, N., 1989
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 30.00 TL
Sample size 1414 Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, 1981, Quarter 1
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Merlangius merlangus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
70.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sprattus sprattus 21.28% Sprattus sprattus 21.01% Trisopterus esmarki 12.49% Clupea harengus 4.77% Ammodytidae, 2.3% Merlangius merlangus 1.66%Melanogrammus aeglefinus 0.09% Limanda limanda 0.05%Gadus morhua
19.36 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea 19.35% Euphausiacea, 0.01% Mysida
0.98 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Annelida 0.89% Annelida, 0.03% Platyhelminthes, 0.05% Echiura
4.25 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Caridea 2.52% Caridea, 0.26% Macrura, 0.07% Anomura, 0.06% Brachyura, 0.99% unid. Crustacea
0.11 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Ctenophora 0.07% Ctenophora0.04% Urochordata
4.88 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda 4.54% Cephalopoda, 0.34% unid. Mollusca
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