Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gadus chalcogrammus
 
Main Ref. Yang, M.S. and M.W. Nelson, 1999
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 40.00 FL
Sample size 1126 Percent empty 16.9
Country Alaska Locality Islands of Four Mountains to Cape St. Elias
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Gadus chalcogrammus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Themisto sp. 0.05% unidentified Cumacea, 1.24% Gammaridea, 0.65% Hyperiidea, 1.5% <>Themisto sp.
9.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Mallotus villosus 0.87% Teleostei, 1.77% non-gadoid fish remains, 0.72 Osmeridae, 2.08% <>Mallotus villosus, 1.28% <>Thaleichthys pacificus, 0.16% Myctophidae, 1.24% <>Theragra chalcogramma, 0.02% Zoarcidae, 0.10% Cottidae, 0.48% Stichaeidae, 0.78% <>Ammodytes hexapterus, 0.05% Pleuronectidae, 0.05% <>Atheresthes stomias.
2.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Hyas sp. 1.86% Paguridae, 0.12% Majidae, 0.01% <>Hyas sp., 0.01% Atelecyclidae, 0.02% Cancridae
41.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea 40.71% unidentified Euphausiacea, 0.79% unidentified materials
2.10 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Teuthoidea 0.06% Gastropoda, 0.09% Pteropoda, 0.08% Bivalvia, 0.07% Cephalopoda, 1.31% Teuthoidea, 0.17% Octopoda, 0.27% Crustacea
6.90 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Larvacea Larvacea (tunicate)
6.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Candacia columbiae 3.58% Calanoida, 0.01% <>Candacia columbiae, 0.02% Cirripedia, 3.24% unidentified Mysidacea
0.90 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta 0.73% unidentified Polychaeta, 0.15% Chaetognatha
1.20 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ctenodiscus crispatus 0.65% Asteroidea, 0.54% <>Ctenodiscus crispatus
25.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalidae 1.88% Caridea, 0.18% <>Pasiphaea pacifica, 0.58% Hippolytidae, 16.9% Pandalidae, 2.69% <>Pandalus borealis, 3.37% Crangonidae.
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