Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gadus morhua
 
Main Ref. Armstrong, M J., 1982
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 54.50 TL
Sample size 54 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
0.30 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults gastropods incl. gastropods
1.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Callionymus Callionymus, Lumpenus, flatfish, gobiids, etc.
3.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Argentina Argentina
4.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Rhinonemus cimbius 2.4% Trisopterus minutus, 5.8% Rhinonemus cimbius, 0.4% Callionymus, 0.2% flatfish, 0.2% Gobiidae, 1.7% Trisopterus esmarkii, 0.2% Lumpenus, 3.4% Argentina
5.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Enchelyopus cimbrius Enchelyopus cimbrius
1.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
6.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Paguridae incl. 0.2% Crangon,1.5% euphausiids, 2% Pandalidae, 0.2% Processa, 0.8% Macropipus, 0.1% Majidae, 1.7% Paguridae, & 0.1% unid. Crustaceans
77.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Nephrops Nephrops
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