Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lycodes frigidus
 
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
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lycodes frigidus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
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
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