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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Greenstreet, S.P.R., 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 50.00 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
86.86 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults sandeels 0.23% cod, 8.33% haddock, 2.85% whiting, 16.79%Norway pout, 2.2% sprat, 45.55% sandeels, 0.05% dab, 0.05% mackerel, 6.01% poor cod, 0.08% silvery pout, 0.03% unidentified clupeiod, 1.44% long rough dab, 2.08% argentines, 1.16% dragonet
4.52 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
1.75 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
0.14 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults amphipods amphipods, isopods, copepods
0.29 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
0.17 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Urochordata Urochordata & Chaetognatha
0.32 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults polyps
5.94 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps shrimps and crabs
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