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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Daan, N., 1989
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 17.50 TL
Sample size 1405 Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, 1981, 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
53.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytidae 48.1% Ammodytidae, 2.25% Sprattus sprattus, 0.56% Gadus morhua, 0.42% Trisopterus esmarki, 0.28% Clupea harengus
34.14 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea 33.83% Euphausiacea, 0.25% Copepoda, 0.06% Mysida
1.59 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Annelida 1.57% Annelida, 0.02%Echiura
4.22 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Caridea 1.43% Caridea, 1.32% Amphipoda, 0.12% Isopoda, .08% Brachyura, .08% Macrura, .04% Anomura, 1.15% unid. Crustaceans
2.44 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Urochordata Urochordata
0.68 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults plank. invertebrates
0.38 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults polyps
3.19 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda 3.17% Cephalopoda, 0.02% unid. Mollusks
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