Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gadus morhua
 
Main Ref. Román, E., C. González and E. Ceballos, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 779 Percent empty 3.7
Country Locality Flemish Cap (NAFO, Div. 3M), 2001-2003, summer
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
4.46 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unidentified pisces
5.58 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Other Pisces
7.01 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Anarhichas sp.
7.15 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Anarhichas lupus
16.07 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sebastes spp.
1.73 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea
2.33 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Other crustaceans Other crustaceans
1.02 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Other invertebrates
1.45 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Mollusca
15.96 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Hyperiidae
0.24 % others others n.a./others n.a./others Other unidentified prey items
1.21 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Chaetognata
5.09 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Sergestes arcticus
5.81 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Lebbeus polaris
24.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalus borealis s borealis
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