Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gadus chalcogrammus
 
Main Ref. Fujita, T., D. Kitagawa, Y. Okuyama, Y. Ishito, T. Inada and Y. Jin, 1995
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 38.60 SL
Sample size 288 Percent empty 3
Country Japan Locality 120 and 140 m off the Pacific coast of Iwate Perfecture.
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
61.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Themisto japonica Themisto japonica
4.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Theragra chalcogramma Theragra chalcogramma 2.0 unidentified fishes 2.0
7.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis japonicus Sardinops sagax 2.0 Engraulis japonicus 4.0
19.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiaceae Euphausiaceae 19.0
3.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustaceans unidentified crustaceans 2.0 unidentified benthic crustaceans 1.0
6.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda Cephalopoda
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