Food and Feeding Habits Summary Melanogrammus aeglefinus
 
Main Ref. Greenstreet, S.P.R., 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 55.00 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 Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.38 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods 0.36% amphipods
57.06 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish 54.57% fish
7.78 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids 7.44% euphausiids
12.07 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids 11.54% annelids
8.88 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benthic crustaceans 8.49% benthic crustaceans
8.14 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults echinoderms 7.78% echinoderms
3.21 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks 3.07% mollusks
1.75 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults planktonic crustaceans 1.67% planktonic crustaceans
0.74 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults cephalopods 0.71% cephalopods
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