Food and Feeding Habits Summary Melanogrammus aeglefinus
 
Main Ref. Greenstreet, S.P.R., 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 30.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, Quarter 1
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.93 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods 2.76% amphipods
34.34 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish 32.29% fish
2.72 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids 2.56% euphausiids
20.28 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids 19.07% annelids
7.93 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benthic crustaceans 7.46% benthic crustaceans
16.88 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults echinoderms 15.87% echinoderms
9.45 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks 8.89% mollusks
3.47 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults planktonic crustaceans 3.26% planktonic crustaceans
2.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults cephalopods 1.88% cephalopods
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