Main Ref. | Bjelland, O., O.A. Bergstad, J.E. Skjæraasen and K. Meland, 2000 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 35.00 TL |
Sample size | 41 | Percent empty | 27 |
Country | Norway | Locality | continental slope approx. 62-63°N in 1995 and 67-68°N in 1996 |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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1.31 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | amphipods | juv./adults | Gammaridea | Gammaridea |
90.92 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Clupea harengus | 47.5% Clupea harengus, 0.1% fish eggs, 12.3% Clupea harengus head, 12.4% Paraliparis bathybius, 11.3% Micromesistius poutassou, 1.9% Liparidae fragments, 4.6% Teleostei fragments |
0.10 % | zoobenthos | other benth. invertebrates | n.a./other benth. invertebrates | juv./adults | Foraminifera | Foraminifera |
2.11 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | Caridea | Caridea |
5.55 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | Bathypolypus arcticus | 0.4% Bathypolypus arcticus, 5.1% cephalopod fragments |