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Diet table for Gulf Of Alaska Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 1990
Number of Full Stomachs : 388
Number of Hauls: 69

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Walleye pollock 35.67 23.00 34.70
Misc Majidae 7.74 10.00 17.87
Paguridae 7.44 8.00 20.05
Tanner Crab 5.73 8.00 17.71
Arrowtooth flounder 5.09 2.00 5.61
Octopoda 4.79 4.00 9.56
Cancridea 4.37 5.00 10.42
Offal 3.86 1.00 2.10
Ammodytidae 3.58 2.00 3.78
Misc Gadidae 2.72 2.00 2.90
Misc Flatfish 2.39 1.00 4.55
Osmerid 2.32 5.00 10.23
Cottid 2.14 1.00 3.92
Crangonidae (shrimp) 1.53 2.00 5.00
Misc Teleost 1.38 3.00 13.87
Salmonidae 1.21 0.00 0.40
Pacific Cod 1.18 0.00 0.53
Zoarcoidae 1.14 0.00 1.82
Sebastes 0.88 0.00 0.18
Misc Lithodidae 0.84 0.00 1.25
Misc Mollusca 0.60 0.00 0.60
Teuthida 0.49 0.00 0.57
Stichaeidae 0.47 0.00 1.14
Flathead sole 0.46 0.00 0.93
Lepidopsetta sp 0.44 0.00 0.14
Cumacea 0.29 1.00 0.66
Pandalidae (shrimp) 0.20 1.00 2.22
Cyclopteridae 0.20 0.00 0.29
Gammaridea 0.20 2.00 2.11
Bivalvia 0.12 1.00 3.72
Misc Cephalopoda 0.11 0.00 0.12
Misc Shrimp 0.10 0.00 1.17
Agonidae 0.08 0.00 1.44
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 0.05 0.00 1.60
Misc Anomura 0.04 0.00 1.07
Misc Org 0.03 0.00 0.61
Misc Worm 0.03 0.00 0.64
Cnidaria 0.02 0.00 0.14
Pacific halibut 0.02 0.00 0.40
Gastropod 0.01 0.00 1.55
Sea Cucumber 0.01 0.00 0.29
Unid Rockfish 0.01 0.00 0.24
Misc Bird 0.01 0.00 0.36
Misc Echinoderm 0.01 0.00 1.45
Yellowfin sole 0.01 0.00 0.36
Mysidacea 0.01 0.00 0.16
Misc Crab 0.01 0.00 0.42
Misc Decapoda 0.00 0.00 0.24
Polychaeta 0.00 0.00 0.75


Sample locations for Gulf Of Alaska Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 1990


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