Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gadus morhua
 
Main Ref. Nordeide, J.T. and J.H. Fosså, 1992
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 32.50 TL
Sample size 91 Percent empty 36
Country Norway Locality Masfjorden, western Norway (1988)
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Gadus morhua
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
19.23 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
23.46 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
35.86 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Portunidae Portunidae incl. Galatheidae, Paguridae, Natantia, Amphipoda, Mysidacea, Copepoda, & unidentified crustaceans
15.38 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
1.26 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms n.a./others echinoderms
2.25 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks n.a./others mollusks
2.56 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs plank. invertebrates
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