Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gadus morhua
 
Main Ref. Armstrong, M J., 1982
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 34.50 TL
Sample size 37 Percent empty
Country UK Locality Off the west coast of the Isle of Man, 1977-1978
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Gadus morhua
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.00 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves n.a./others gastropods 0.8% bivalves/gastropods incl. 0.1% euphausiids, 0.1% unid. organisms
18.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trisopterus minutus 1% Rhinonemus minutus,4.1% Trisopterus minutus, 0.2% Gobiidae, 3.3% Trisopterus esmarkii,0.8% Lumpenus,1.3% Scyliorhinus canicula,7.4% unid. Fish
12.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults Galatheidae Galatheidae
2.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
5.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalidae Pandalidae
5.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Macropipus 0.5% Crangon, 0.5% Processa, 2.3% Macropipus, 0.7% Majidae, 0.1% Paguridae
55.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Nephrops Nephrops
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