Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gadus morhua
 
Main Ref. Armstrong, M J., 1982
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 44.50 TL
Sample size 11 Percent empty
Country UK Locality Off the west coast of the Isle of Man, 1977-1978
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
0.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults rockling 0.3% rockling, 0.1% flatfish incl. 0.1% bivalves/gastropods, 0.4% unid. organisms
2.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merlangius merlangus Merlangius merlangus
4.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lumpenus Lumpenus
2.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Paguridae Paguridae
39.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Macropipus Macropipus
1.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
1.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Calocaris Calocaris, Pasiphaea, euphausiids
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalidae Pandalidae
2.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon Crangon
43.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Nephrops Nephrops
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