Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gadus morhua
 
Main Ref. Hacunda, J.S., 1981
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 22.50 TL
Sample size 75 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Johns Bay, Maine 1978-1979
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
28.76 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Unciola sp. 11.16% Unciola sp., 2.44% Lepto cheirus pinguis, 0.51% Ampelisca agassizi, 0.45% Hippomedon serratus, 0.12% Pontogenia inermis, 0.05% Aeginella longicornis
24.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
2.03 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
1.69 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
6.77 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysis mixta 2.45% Mysis mixta, 1.55% other Mysidacea
3.21 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults echinoderms
0.17 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Cumacea Cumacea
1.86 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
30.79 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa 9.06% Crangon septemspinosa, incl. 6.07% Cancer irroratus, 3.08% other decapoda
Back to Search
Back to Top
cfm script by eagbayani, 01.11.99 ,  php script by rolavides, 07/05/08 ,  last modified by dsantos, 09/02/14