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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Melanogrammus aeglefinus
 
Main Ref. Langton, R.W. and R.E. Bowman, 1980
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 30.00 FL
Sample size 1131 Percent empty 7
Country USA Locality Northwest Atlantic, from Cape Hatteras, N. C. to Nova Scotia, 1969-1972
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
14.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Clupeidae Clupeidae & others
8.90 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others animal remains animal remains
8.90 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others carcasses
16.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others amphipods amphipods, euphausiids, etc.
3.10 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks n.a./others pelecypods pelecypods, other mollusks
17.60 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
30.70 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults ophiuroids ophiuroids & echinoids
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