Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gadus morhua
 
Main Ref. Armstrong, M J., 1982
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 44.50 TL
Sample size 40 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
1.60 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults gastropods incl. gastropods
4.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merlangius merlangus Merlangius merlangus
5.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trisopterus minutus Trisopterus minutus
7.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Rhinonemus cimbrius 1.6% Rhinonemus cimbrius , 0.7% Callionymus , 0.2% flatfish, 1.4% Gobiidae, 1.6% Trisopterus esmarki , 0.1% Lumpenus , 1.1 Scyliorhinus canicula , 0.4% other fish
7.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Macropipus Macropipus
1.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Polychaeta, unid. Food
2.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon Crangon, Processa, Goneplax, incl. Galatheidae, Paguridae & other unid. Crustacea
4.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pandalidae Pandalidae
4.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Calocaris Calocaris
61.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Nephrops Nephrops
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