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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merlangius merlangus
 
Main Ref. Daan, N., 1989
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 13.50 TL
Sample size 3285 Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, 1981, 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 Merlangius merlangus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
44.74 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ammodytidae 20.23% Ammodytidae, 15.91% Sprattus sprattus, 3.18% Trisopterus esmarki, 1.14% Melanogrammus aeglefinus
14.01 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea 13.79% Euphausiacea, 0.14% Copepoda, 0.08% Mysida
5.25 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Annelida 5.05% Annelida, 0.20% Echiura
7.26 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Macrura 3.21% Macrura, 0.3% Anomura, 0.12% Brachyura, 3.21% unid. Crustacea,0.15% Isopoda, 0.31% Amphipoda
0.21 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Urochordata Urochordata
0.17 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Chaetognatha Chaetognatha
12.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridea Caridea
15.58 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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