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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merluccius bilinearis
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 29.00 NG
Sample size 196 Percent empty 29
Country USA Locality Georges Bank
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Merluccius bilinearis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda Unidentified amphipoda.
62.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Clupeidae Clupeidae.
0.50 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
30.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica 30.1% Meganyctiphanes norvegica, 0.2% unidentified euphausiacea.
0.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
5.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Dichelopandalus leptocerus 3.8% Dichelopandalus leptocerus0.9% Crangon septemspinosa, 0.9% unidentified decapoda.
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