Food and Feeding Habits Summary Melanogrammus aeglefinus
 
Main Ref. Greenstreet, S.P.R., 1996
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 6.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, Quarter 3
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
1.64 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods 1.37% amphipods
47.76 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish 39.87% fish
30.23 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids 25.24% euphausiids
12.23 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids 10.21% annelids
3.26 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benthic crustaceans 2.72% benthic crustaceans
2.28 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults echinoderms 1.9% echinoderms
0.25 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks 0.21% mollusks
1.14 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults planktonic crustaceans 0.95% planktonic crustaceans
1.21 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Urochordata 1.01% Urochordata
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