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Diet table for Gulf Of Alaska Arrowtooth flounder, Atheresthes stomias, collected in 1996
Number of Full Stomachs : 1,615
Number of Hauls: 239

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Walleye pollock 49.03 33.00 36.71
Euphausiacea 11.51 8.00 22.04
Osmerid 10.34 12.00 11.38
Misc Teleost 6.96 12.00 12.09
Pandalidae (shrimp) 5.86 10.00 10.92
Misc Gadidae 3.62 3.00 3.88
Stichaeidae 2.20 2.00 2.61
Crangonidae (shrimp) 1.45 3.00 3.67
Cottid 1.28 1.00 1.32
Arrowtooth flounder 1.05 0.00 1.22
Pacific Cod 0.94 0.00 0.93
Lepidopsetta sp 0.82 0.00 0.87
Bathylagid 0.74 0.00 0.56
Misc Flatfish 0.70 1.00 1.14
Zoarcoidae 0.62 0.00 1.19
Teuthida 0.54 0.00 0.70
Misc Org 0.38 0.00 0.36
Salmonidae 0.37 0.00 0.03
Pacific halibut 0.26 0.00 0.26
Clupeoidei 0.23 0.00 0.16
Ammodytidae 0.18 0.00 0.18
Flathead sole 0.17 0.00 0.24
Misc Shrimp 0.16 0.00 0.76
Polychaeta 0.08 0.00 0.73
Misc Cephalopoda 0.08 0.00 0.21
Offal 0.08 0.00 0.03
Myctophidae 0.07 0.00 0.24
Brittle Star 0.06 0.00 0.12
Gammaridea 0.06 0.00 0.88
Atka Mackeral 0.05 0.00 0.04
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 0.05 0.00 0.12
Sebastes 0.02 0.00 0.02
Misc Crab 0.01 0.00 0.34
Yellowfin sole 0.01 0.00 0.04
Mysidacea 0.00 0.00 0.19
Agonidae 0.00 0.00 0.13
Misc Crustacea 0.00 0.00 0.25
Hyperiidea 0.00 0.00 0.06
Isopoda 0.00 0.00 0.09
Bivalvia 0.00 0.00 0.06
Chaetognatha 0.00 0.00 0.05
Copepoda 0.00 0.00 0.07
Paguridae 0.00 0.00 0.04
Misc Worm 0.00 0.00 0.04


Sample locations for Gulf Of Alaska Arrowtooth flounder, Atheresthes stomias, collected in 1996


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