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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 1
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
44.45 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults sandeels 1.14% haddock, 3.18% Norway pout, 15.91% sprat, 20.23% sandeels, 0.19% unid. rockling, 0.53% clupeiod, 0.05% long rough dab, 0.03% pearlside, 0.08% dragonet, 3.11% unidentified gobies
13.79 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
5.05 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
0.68 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults amphipods amphipods, isopods, copepods
15.64 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
0.38 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Chaetognatha Chaetognatha and Urochordata
0.20 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Priapulida Priapulida
19.81 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps shrimps and crabs
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