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Diet table for Gulf Of Alaska Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 1996
Number of Full Stomachs : 296
Number of Hauls: 37

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Walleye pollock 32.00 9.00 22.04
Paguridae 15.13 21.00 44.37
Misc Majidae 9.66 13.00 25.74
Tanner Crab 8.87 14.00 20.24
Atka Mackeral 5.98 1.00 2.48
Osmerid 3.50 3.00 6.50
Ammodytidae 3.19 4.00 6.47
Cancridea 2.61 4.00 8.11
Octopoda 2.37 1.00 3.79
Lepidopsetta sp 2.00 0.00 0.61
Offal 1.85 0.00 1.80
Misc Teleost 1.67 4.00 14.66
Pacific sandfish 1.54 0.00 0.23
Yellowfin sole 1.46 0.00 0.64
Misc Flatfish 1.15 0.00 2.41
Arrowtooth flounder 0.98 0.00 1.24
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 0.67 2.00 6.63
Bivalvia 0.67 1.00 7.29
Pacific Cod 0.56 0.00 0.34
Misc Lithodidae 0.50 0.00 1.62
Misc Gadidae 0.44 2.00 6.63
Sea Cucumber 0.39 0.00 1.35
Misc Cephalopoda 0.39 0.00 0.93
Stichaeidae 0.33 0.00 0.77
Crangonidae (shrimp) 0.28 1.00 3.50
Pandalidae (shrimp) 0.27 0.00 2.41
Zoarcoidae 0.24 0.00 0.23
Euphausiacea 0.21 0.00 0.88
Clupeoidei 0.17 0.00 0.39
Teuthida 0.16 0.00 0.79
Polychaeta 0.16 0.00 1.46
Misc Crab 0.14 1.00 3.76
Misc Mollusca 0.12 0.00 1.16
Misc Org 0.07 0.00 2.02
Agonidae 0.05 0.00 1.54
Gastropod 0.05 0.00 1.87
Cnidaria 0.04 0.00 0.68
Misc Worm 0.03 0.00 1.60
Pholidae 0.03 0.00 0.25
Cottid 0.02 0.00 0.16
Brittle Star 0.01 0.00 0.25
Misc Anomura 0.01 0.00 0.54
Gammaridea 0.01 0.00 0.77
Misc Brachyura 0.01 0.00 0.19
Misc Shrimp 0.00 0.00 0.74
Isopoda 0.00 0.00 0.46
Mysidacea 0.00 0.00 0.30
Misc Crustacea 0.00 0.00 0.45


Sample locations for Gulf Of Alaska Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 1996


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