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Diet table for Bering Sea Alaska plaice, Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus, collected in 1991
Number of Full Stomachs : 220
Number of Hauls: 48

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Polychaeta 47.42 30.00 82.50
Misc Worm 21.74 21.00 39.69
Bivalvia 18.44 17.00 51.01
Gammaridea 6.46 18.00 50.69
Misc Org 2.27 2.00 9.03
Euphausiacea 0.83 0.00 1.25
Gastropod 0.77 1.00 6.77
Sand Dollar 0.61 2.00 7.50
Opilio Crab 0.46 0.00 0.83
Brittle Star 0.43 1.00 4.03
Sea Cucumber 0.31 1.00 0.83
Paguridae 0.15 0.00 0.94
Sea Urchin 0.04 0.00 0.42
Misc Mollusca 0.02 0.00 0.42
Misc Bird 0.02 0.00 0.52
Pacific halibut 0.02 0.00 0.42
Misc Crab 0.00 0.00 0.42
Cumacea 0.00 0.00 0.42
Fish Eggs 0.00 0.00 0.42


Sample locations for Bering Sea Alaska plaice, Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus, collected in 1991


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