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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Daan, N., 1989
Fish stage adults Mean length 37.50 TL
Sample size 669 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
79.38 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trisopterus esmarki 30.58% Trisopterus esmarki, 15.84% Clupea harengus, 14.26% Sprattus sprattus, 5.74% Merlangius merlangus,3.64% Ammodytidae, 2.47% Melanogrammus aeglefinus, 0.13% Limanda limanda
14.52 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea 14.51% Euphausiacea, 0.01% Mysida
0.52 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Annelida 0.38% Annelida, 0.05% Platyhelminthes, 0.07 Echiura, 0.02% Nemertea
3.31 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Caridea 2.01% Caridea, 0.23% Macrura, 0.66% Brachyura, 0.35% unid. Crustaceans, 0.09% Anomura
0.26 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
2.04 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda 1.59% Cephalopoda, 0.45% unid. Mollusks
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