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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 912 Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, 1981, Quarter 4
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
3.93 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
0.41 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults ascidians
82.76 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytidae 22.48% Ammodytidae, 21.99% Trisopterus esmarki, 15.79% Sprattus sprattus, 6.03% Clupea harengus, 2.91% Merlangius merlangus, 0.22% Gadus morhua, 0.05% Solea solea
0.35 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
0.16 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
0.45 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
5.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Caridea 2.68% Caridea, 1.53% Anomura, 0.88% Brachyura, 0.1% Macrura
0.24 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Chaetognatha Chaetognatha
5.41 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Echiura Echiura
0.44 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda 0.43% Cephalopoda, 0.01% unid. Mollusks
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