Food and Feeding Habits Summary Melanogrammus aeglefinus
 
Main Ref. Greenstreet, S.P.R., 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 30.00 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 Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.39 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods 1.2% amphipods
48.23 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish 41.76% fish
15.21 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids 13.17% euphausiids
8.37 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids 7.25% annelids
4.12 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benthic crustaceans 3.57% benthic crustaceans
14.47 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults echinoderms 12.53% echinoderms
4.73 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks 4.1% mollusks
2.52 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults plankonic crustaceans 2.18% plankonic crustaceans
0.96 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults cephalopods 0.83% cephalopods
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