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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Daan, N., 1989
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 20.00 TL
Sample size 877 Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea
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
82.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytidae 54.4% Ammodytidae, 17.69% Trisopterus esmarki, 3.89% Melanogrammus aeglefinus, 2.84% Merlangius merlangus, 1.31% Sprattus sprattus, 0.59% Gadus morhua, 0.52% Clupea harengus, 0.03% Limanda limanda, 0.03% Scomber scombrus
11.97 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea 11.88% Euphausiacea, 0.08% Copepoda, 0.01% Mysida
0.80 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Annelida 0.8% Annelida
3.44 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Caridea 2.15% Caridea, 0.53% Brachyura, 0.12% Anomura, 0.05% Isopoda, 0.04% Amphipoda, 0.05% Macrura, 0.5% unid. Crustacea
0.10 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Echinodermata 0.01% Porifera, 0.03% Cnidaria & 0.05% Echinodermata
0.10 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Gastropoda 0.13% Gastropoda, 0.01% Bivalvia
0.50 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Chaetognatha 0.32% Chaetognatha, 0.15% Urochordata
0.20 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda 0.15% Cephalopoda, 0.02% unid. Mollusks
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