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Diet table for Gulf Of Alaska Shortspine thornyhead, Sebastolobus alascanus, collected in 2005
Number of Full Stomachs : 71
Number of Hauls: 18

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Misc Shrimp 13.54 16.00 27.55
Gammaridea 12.61 13.00 33.12
Misc Teleost 11.71 4.00 7.87
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 9.80 8.00 8.33
Pandalidae (shrimp) 7.89 6.00 8.06
Euphausiacea 7.75 9.00 14.27
Misc Majidae 7.45 7.00 8.98
Polychaeta 5.84 2.00 6.02
Offal 5.51 2.00 2.78
Mysidacea 4.83 5.00 15.66
Crangonidae (shrimp) 3.07 1.00 5.56
Isopoda 2.88 3.00 5.56
Misc Anomura 2.43 1.00 2.50
Teuthida 1.39 1.00 1.11
Tanner Crab 1.32 1.00 1.85
Misc Flatfish 0.83 0.00 0.93
Brittle Star 0.52 1.00 1.39
Misc Crustacea 0.26 0.00 0.62
Bivalvia 0.13 0.00 1.39
Copepoda 0.13 0.00 0.69
Chionoecetes spp. 0.10 0.00 0.69


Sample locations for Gulf Of Alaska Shortspine thornyhead, Sebastolobus alascanus, collected in 2005


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