Food and Feeding Habits Summary Melanogrammus aeglefinus
 
Main Ref. Greenstreet, S.P.R., 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 37.50 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality North Sea, Quarter 3
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
0.56 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods 0.53% amphipods
62.49 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish 59.63% fish
15.66 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids 14.94% euphausiids
5.01 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids 4.78% annelids
1.99 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benthic crustaceans 1.9% benthic crustaceans
10.31 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults echinoderms 9.84% echinoderms
3.22 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks 3.07% mollusks
0.23 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults planktonic crustaceans 0.22% planktonic crustaceans
0.48 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Urochordata 0.46% Urochordata
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