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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Greenstreet, S.P.R., 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 15.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, Quarter 2
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
53.32 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults sandeels 0.56% cod, 0.42% Norway pout, 0.28% herring, 2.25% sprat, 48.1% sandeels, 0.06% unid. rockling, 0.17% clupeiod, 0.02% long rough dab, 0.01% pearlside, 0.03% dragonet, 1.01% unidentified gobies
33.83 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
1.57 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
1.75 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults amphipods amphipods, isopods, copepods
3.23 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
3.12 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Chaetognatha Urochordata and Chaetognatha
0.38 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults polyps
2.78 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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