Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merluccius bilinearis
 
Main Ref. Vinogradov, V.I. and N.A. Kozachenko, 1989
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length
Sample size 2051 Percent empty
Country Locality Georges Bank
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Merluccius bilinearis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
58.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults hake including 23.9 hake
19.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
0.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
11.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
8.60 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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