Main Ref. | Bromley, P.J., T. Watson and J.R.G. Hislop, 1997 | ||
Fish stage | recruits/juv. | Mean length | 3.91 TL |
Sample size | 341 | Percent empty | |
Country | Locality | 60 miles southeast of Lerwick in the Shetland Is., 1991 | |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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0.10 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | amphipods | juv./adults | Gammaridae | Gammaridae |
11.85 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | recruits/juv. | Merlangius merlangus | 0.69% Merlangius merlangus, 0.09% Gadus morhua, 1.46% Gadidae, 1.37% sandeels, 8.24% unid. Fish |
7.47 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | euphausiids | juv./adults | euphausiids | |
0.43 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | n.a./other plank. crustaceans | juv./adults | Hyperiid amphipods | Hyperid amphipods |
1.80 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | n.a./other plank. crustaceans | larvae | Decapod | Decapod larvae |
0.10 % | zoobenthos | worms | non-annelids | juv./adults | Nematoda | Nematoda |
78.28 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | plank. copepods | juv./adults | Calanus finmarchicus | 16.74 Calanus finmarchicus and other unid. Copepoda |