Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gadus morhua
 
Main Ref. Armstrong, M J., 1982
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 64.50 TL
Sample size 12 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
6.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trisopterus esmarki 1.5% Callionymus, 1.7% flatfish, 0.2% Merlangus merlangius, 3% Trisopterus esmarki, 0.4% unidentified fish
13.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Enchelyopus cimbrius Enchelyopus cimbrius
17.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trisopterus minutus Trisopterus minutus
5.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Goneplax Goneplax/Xantho
17.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Macropipus Macropipus/Atelecyclus
0.40 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
4.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon 2.4% Crangon, 0.3% Galatheidae, 0.1 % Processa, 0.1% Majidae, & other unid. crustacea
32.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Nephrops Nephrops
1.70 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish incl. bivalves
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