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Diet table for Gulf Of Alaska Shortspine thornyhead, Sebastolobus alascanus, collected in 1990
Number of Full Stomachs : 81
Number of Hauls: 11

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Pandalidae (shrimp) 34.42 22.00 38.15
Misc Teleost 12.48 4.00 10.17
Polychaeta 12.11 6.00 8.80
Misc Majidae 10.06 2.00 5.34
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 8.68 15.00 26.60
Crangonidae (shrimp) 5.07 7.00 15.96
Misc Shrimp 3.55 3.00 7.53
Paguridae 2.44 0.00 2.27
Gastropod 1.85 0.00 1.14
Mysidacea 1.69 18.00 23.71
Gammaridea 1.60 10.00 17.97
Misc Lithodidae 1.58 0.00 1.30
Walleye pollock 1.29 0.00 1.30
Tanner Crab 0.99 1.00 3.18
Teuthida 0.97 1.00 3.32
Osmerid 0.47 0.00 1.01
Cottid 0.45 0.00 2.15
Cancridea 0.22 0.00 1.30
Zoarcoidae 0.06 0.00 1.14
Copepoda 0.02 0.00 2.60
Bivalvia 0.00 0.00 1.30


Sample locations for Gulf Of Alaska Shortspine thornyhead, Sebastolobus alascanus, collected in 1990


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