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Diet table for Bering Sea Pacific cod, Gadus macrocephalus, collected in 2014
Number of Full Stomachs : 1,689
Number of Hauls: 209

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Opilio Crab 20.99 10.00 26.11
Walleye pollock 11.98 2.00 13.21
Paguridae 8.66 3.00 27.58
Chionoecetes spp. 6.39 5.00 17.22
Tanner Crab 5.95 3.00 15.75
Zoarcoidae 4.61 3.00 12.19
Misc Flatfish 4.06 0.00 6.19
Misc Worm 3.84 2.00 15.36
Polychaeta 3.34 7.00 47.11
Crangonidae (shrimp) 3.12 6.00 25.94
Octopoda 2.88 1.00 9.01
Misc Majidae 2.65 1.00 8.16
Misc Teleost 2.58 2.00 20.24
Offal 1.72 0.00 1.48
Gammaridea 1.70 17.00 41.03
Pandalidae (shrimp) 1.41 2.00 9.88
Gastropod 1.16 1.00 9.77
Cottid 1.08 0.00 5.01
Bivalvia 0.99 1.00 12.23
Osmerid 0.97 0.00 0.64
Misc Crab 0.96 0.00 7.61
Yellowfin sole 0.96 0.00 0.18
Euphausiacea 0.95 2.00 5.72
Mysidacea 0.91 4.00 10.46
Ammodytidae 0.86 0.00 1.08
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 0.67 2.00 7.78
Stichaeidae 0.62 0.00 2.25
Misc Gadidae 0.49 0.00 3.01
Misc Shrimp 0.46 1.00 12.82
Pacific Cod 0.40 0.00 0.17
Cancridea 0.38 0.00 0.83
Agonidae 0.34 0.00 0.76
Cyclopteridae 0.32 0.00 0.29
Misc Cephalopoda 0.24 0.00 0.66
Salmonidae 0.20 0.00 0.10
Cnidaria 0.17 0.00 0.64
Misc Mollusca 0.13 0.00 1.75
Misc Org 0.10 0.00 1.60
Brittle Star 0.08 0.00 4.68
Cumacea 0.08 1.00 3.89
Bering Flounder 0.06 0.00 0.07
Clupeoidei 0.06 0.00 0.41
Hippoglossoides spp 0.05 0.00 0.07
Atka Mackeral 0.04 0.00 0.08
Isopoda 0.04 0.00 0.54
Misc Echinoderm 0.03 0.00 0.28
Misc Lithodidae 0.03 0.00 0.35
Misc Crustacea 0.03 0.00 1.32
Fish Eggs 0.03 0.00 0.06
Flathead sole 0.02 0.00 0.24
Teuthida 0.02 0.00 0.86
Capreillidea 0.02 0.00 1.63
Sea Cucumber 0.01 0.00 0.08
Arrowtooth flounder 0.01 0.00 0.05
Rajadae 0.00 0.00 0.10
Copepoda 0.00 0.00 0.75
Hyperiidea 0.00 0.00 0.55
Tunicate 0.00 0.00 0.17
Misc Amphipoda 0.00 0.00 0.11
Misc Org 0.00 0.00 0.07
Unid Eggs 0.00 0.00 0.15
Pteropoda 0.00 0.00 0.10
Misc Bird 0.00 0.00 0.03


Sample locations for Bering Sea Pacific cod, Gadus macrocephalus, collected in 2014


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