Food and Feeding Habits Summary Melanogrammus aeglefinus
 
Main Ref. Greenstreet, S.P.R., 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 75.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, 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 Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.48 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods 5.34% amphipods
65.15 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish 63.51% fish
0.65 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids 0.63% euphausiids
11.08 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids 10.8% annelids
6.31 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benthic crustaceans 6.15% benthic crustaceans
7.59 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults echinoderms 7.4% echinoderms
1.56 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks 1.52% mollusks
0.45 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults planktonic crustaceans 0.44% planktonic crustaceans
0.11 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Urochordata 0.11% Urochordata
1.61 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults cephalopods 1.57% cephalopods
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