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Diet table for Bering Sea Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 1997
Number of Full Stomachs : 277
Number of Hauls: 66

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Walleye pollock 45.67 32.00 53.86
Misc Flatfish 7.53 3.00 6.48
Paguridae 6.18 7.00 21.21
Opilio Crab 5.58 7.00 15.27
Pacific Cod 4.78 0.00 3.92
Misc Gadidae 4.10 4.00 9.71
Misc Teleost 3.48 3.00 10.72
Tanner Crab 3.04 5.00 10.51
Octopoda 3.01 3.00 9.14
Chionoecetes spp. 2.71 4.00 5.77
Agonidae 1.66 1.00 1.38
Zoarcoidae 1.45 0.00 1.52
Yellowfin sole 1.41 0.00 1.25
Osmerid 1.18 1.00 3.61
Bering Flounder 1.06 0.00 1.52
Ammodytidae 0.96 2.00 4.85
Cottid 0.87 0.00 1.03
Misc Majidae 0.74 2.00 3.57
Crangonidae (shrimp) 0.67 3.00 8.99
Misc Cephalopoda 0.49 0.00 2.34
Misc Brachyura 0.47 0.00 2.01
Lepidopsetta sp 0.41 0.00 0.76
Cancridea 0.38 0.00 1.59
Misc Lithodidae 0.37 0.00 0.25
Rajadae 0.36 0.00 0.31
Teuthida 0.32 0.00 0.93
Stichaeidae 0.29 0.00 0.95
Pandalidae (shrimp) 0.21 0.00 1.25
Offal 0.14 0.00 0.44
Misc Crab 0.13 0.00 2.56
Misc Anomura 0.07 0.00 2.73
Gastropod 0.05 0.00 2.23
Mysidacea 0.05 2.00 3.30
Misc Org 0.05 0.00 1.11
Misc Worm 0.04 0.00 0.76
Misc Shrimp 0.03 0.00 1.82
Northern rock sole 0.01 0.00 0.15
Clupeoidei 0.01 0.00 0.09
Euphausiacea 0.01 0.00 1.57
Polychaeta 0.01 0.00 1.26
Misc Mollusca 0.01 0.00 0.15
Gammaridea 0.00 0.00 0.82
Tunicate 0.00 0.00 0.17


Sample locations for Bering Sea Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 1997


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