Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gadus chalcogrammus
 
Main Ref. Brodeur, R.D., 1998
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 8.10 FL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Alaska Locality Gulf of Alaska, Sept. 1990.
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
35.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Thysanoessa raschii 10.2% Thysanoessa inermis 16.9% Thysanoessa raschii, 8.3% unidentified furciliae
14.80 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae Mallotus villosus 9.1% Mallotus villosus, 5.7% unidentified fish larvae
24.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
1.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Hyperiidae Hyperiidae
9.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Cancer sp. 7.2% Cancer sp. megalopae, 0.3% Chinoecetes sp. zoea, 1.7% Pagurid megalopae
0.50 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Oikopleura dioica Oikopleura dioica
1.90 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Sagitta elegans Sagitta elegans
12.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
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