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Diet table for Bering Sea Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 1999
Number of Full Stomachs : 238
Number of Hauls: 67

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Walleye pollock 29.08 20.00 24.39
Paguridae 18.09 19.00 28.88
Misc Gadidae 8.21 9.00 14.28
Osmerid 6.18 4.00 5.17
Misc Teleost 4.01 8.00 13.81
Tanner Crab 3.58 5.00 8.41
Misc Shrimp 3.29 0.00 6.48
Offal 3.14 0.00 3.63
Opilio Crab 2.85 2.00 3.48
Misc Crab 2.50 2.00 2.99
Mysidacea 1.80 2.00 5.06
Euphausiacea 1.66 1.00 2.55
Crangonidae (shrimp) 1.65 4.00 7.10
Zoarcoidae 1.58 1.00 2.14
Ammodytidae 1.57 1.00 1.68
Misc Brachyura 1.56 1.00 1.44
Clupeoidei 1.48 0.00 0.68
Misc Flatfish 1.41 0.00 1.21
Octopoda 1.32 0.00 2.86
Cottid 1.29 0.00 0.96
Misc Cephalopoda 1.18 0.00 0.87
Pandalidae (shrimp) 0.58 0.00 1.74
Pacific Cod 0.43 0.00 0.21
Misc Worm 0.40 0.00 1.33
Chionoecetes spp. 0.33 2.00 4.75
Agonidae 0.27 0.00 0.19
Misc Lithodidae 0.21 0.00 0.15
Misc Crustacea 0.15 0.00 0.37
Misc Majidae 0.09 0.00 0.49
Polychaeta 0.04 0.00 0.75
Tunicate 0.03 0.00 0.75
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 0.02 0.00 0.75
Gammaridea 0.01 0.00 1.99
Misc Mollusca 0.01 0.00 0.37
Gastropod 0.00 0.00 0.56
Bivalvia 0.00 0.00 0.25
Isopoda 0.00 0.00 0.50


Sample locations for Bering Sea Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 1999


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