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Diet table for Bering Sea Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2021
Number of Full Stomachs : 357
Number of Hauls: 95

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Paguridae 32.33 19.00 52.24
Walleye pollock 10.77 8.00 10.55
Crangonidae (shrimp) 9.63 7.00 27.48
Misc Flatfish 7.26 8.00 10.29
Opilio Crab 6.48 5.00 10.21
Ammodytidae 4.89 5.00 5.20
Misc Teleost 4.77 12.00 18.95
Tanner Crab 3.48 5.00 7.89
Stichaeidae 3.18 3.00 6.35
Misc Majidae 1.93 2.00 4.32
Misc Gadidae 1.72 2.00 4.04
Clupeoidei 1.52 0.00 1.39
Polychaeta 1.42 0.00 5.22
Cancridea 1.05 0.00 1.10
Yellowfin sole 0.94 0.00 1.19
Alaska plaice 0.94 0.00 1.23
Chionoecetes spp. 0.90 1.00 3.17
Mysidacea 0.86 0.00 4.71
Zoarcoidae 0.78 0.00 0.91
Cottid 0.76 0.00 0.91
Misc Worm 0.67 0.00 4.14
Pandalidae (shrimp) 0.63 0.00 2.14
Pacific Cod 0.53 0.00 0.21
Agonidae 0.50 0.00 0.82
Northern rock sole 0.37 0.00 0.58
Misc Lithodidae 0.30 0.00 0.42
Flathead sole 0.22 0.00 0.36
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 0.17 0.00 0.79
Osmerid 0.16 0.00 0.43
Gastropod 0.13 0.00 0.54
Arrowtooth flounder 0.11 0.00 0.18
Misc Shrimp 0.10 0.00 1.79
Rajadae 0.10 0.00 0.15
Red King Crab 0.08 0.00 0.21
Bivalvia 0.07 0.00 2.00
Misc Org 0.06 0.00 1.65
Misc Crab 0.05 0.00 1.41
Octopoda 0.03 0.00 0.34
Misc Mollusca 0.02 0.00 0.18
Unid Eggs 0.02 0.00 0.74
Misc Crustacea 0.02 0.00 0.35
Brittle Star 0.01 0.00 1.20
Cyclopteridae 0.01 0.00 0.15
Gammaridea 0.01 0.00 0.43
Capreillidea 0.01 0.00 0.21
Euphausiacea 0.00 0.00 0.18
Teuthida 0.00 0.00 0.35


Sample locations for Bering Sea Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2021


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