Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gadus chalcogrammus
 
Main Ref. Grover, J.J., 1990
Fish stage larvae Mean length 1.20 SL
Sample size 50 Percent empty
Country Alaska Locality Gulf of Alaska, 1987
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
6.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
0.80 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs plank. invertebrates
0.30 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Pteropoda Pteropoda
10.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Oithona sp. 10.2% Oithona sp., 0.4% Oncaea sp.
58.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Acaria longiremis 30.7% Pseudocalanus sp., 15.3% Acaria longiremis, 9.1 Pseudocalanus copepodids, 1.3% Centropages, 0.9% Calanus, 0.9% Metridia
0.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae copepodids >1.5 mm copepodids
23.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae copepodids 20.3% <1.5 mm copepodids, 2.8% copepod nauplii
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