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Diet table for Gulf Of Alaska Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2001
Number of Full Stomachs : 808
Number of Hauls: 99

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Walleye pollock 22.19 10.00 16.43
Misc Majidae 10.20 16.00 24.86
Ammodytidae 10.02 10.00 13.45
Paguridae 9.71 10.00 32.43
Cancridea 5.91 11.00 16.95
Misc Flatfish 4.41 2.00 6.86
Tanner Crab 4.37 6.00 9.10
Osmerid 4.27 4.00 6.63
Misc Gadidae 2.98 1.00 2.99
Octopoda 2.83 1.00 4.76
Offal 1.90 0.00 1.10
Salmonidae 1.81 0.00 1.18
Clupeoidei 1.57 0.00 0.83
Cottid 1.55 1.00 5.13
Misc Teleost 1.39 2.00 10.13
Misc Anomura 1.20 2.00 1.74
Opilio Crab 1.02 1.00 1.26
Teuthida 1.01 1.00 1.29
Southern rock sole 0.88 0.00 0.15
Pacific Cod 0.85 0.00 0.19
Chionoecetes spp. 0.77 0.00 1.85
Arrowtooth flounder 0.76 0.00 1.32
Yellowfin sole 0.67 0.00 0.45
Crangonidae (shrimp) 0.57 1.00 4.19
Flathead sole 0.53 0.00 0.67
Misc Lithodidae 0.53 0.00 0.46
Sebastes 0.52 0.00 0.79
Euphausiacea 0.52 0.00 2.41
Isopoda 0.52 0.00 1.40
Pandalidae (shrimp) 0.48 1.00 2.60
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 0.46 1.00 2.65
Misc Crab 0.44 0.00 4.08
Polychaeta 0.44 0.00 2.93
Misc Worm 0.38 0.00 1.79
Bivalvia 0.38 0.00 3.66
Kamchatka flounder 0.31 0.00 0.10
Misc Cephalopoda 0.23 0.00 0.80
Cnidaria 0.22 0.00 0.61
Stichaeidae 0.21 0.00 1.30
Cyclopteridae 0.20 0.00 0.48
Zoarcoidae 0.13 0.00 0.20
Agonidae 0.13 0.00 0.67
Pholidae 0.09 0.00 0.59
Brittle Star 0.07 0.00 1.45
Misc Shrimp 0.04 0.00 1.06
Misc Org 0.04 0.00 0.91
Misc Mollusca 0.02 0.00 0.68
Unid Rockfish 0.02 0.00 0.11
Misc Brachyura 0.01 0.00 0.28
Gammaridea 0.01 0.00 1.31
Tunicate 0.01 0.00 0.23
Gastropod 0.01 0.00 0.79
Fish Eggs 0.01 0.00 0.20
Capreillidea 0.00 0.00 0.15
Mysidacea 0.00 0.00 0.51
Misc Crustacea 0.00 0.00 0.07
Misc Org 0.00 0.00 0.08
Hyperiidea 0.00 0.00 0.13
Misc Echinoderm 0.00 0.00 0.08


Sample locations for Gulf Of Alaska Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2001


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