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Diet table for Gulf Of Alaska Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2005
Number of Full Stomachs : 110
Number of Hauls: 43

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Walleye pollock 15.18 11.00 14.73
Paguridae 14.77 15.00 27.17
Clupeoidei 10.80 8.00 10.66
Misc Majidae 7.31 6.00 11.18
Atka Mackeral 7.09 2.00 4.46
Misc Flatfish 5.01 3.00 6.78
Octopoda 4.01 1.00 4.65
Offal 3.65 3.00 5.81
Misc Anomura 3.16 6.00 9.14
Misc Gadidae 3.01 2.00 4.26
Flathead sole 2.29 1.00 1.16
Sebastelobus 2.15 1.00 2.33
Teuthida 2.09 1.00 2.33
Pacific Cod 2.06 0.00 0.78
Polychaeta 1.87 2.00 7.17
Stichaeidae 1.63 1.00 2.13
Sebastes 1.56 1.00 2.33
Chionoecetes spp. 1.47 0.00 1.16
Misc Mollusca 1.16 0.00 1.51
Sablefish 1.15 0.00 3.32
Tunicate 1.09 0.00 0.78
Ammodytidae 1.04 3.00 4.30
Cancridea 1.01 1.00 2.71
Gammaridea 0.91 2.00 8.14
Osmerid 0.78 1.00 3.10
Misc Teleost 0.60 5.00 8.94
Crangonidae (shrimp) 0.57 1.00 2.98
Cnidaria 0.47 0.00 0.66
Tanner Crab 0.36 0.00 1.57
Bivalvia 0.33 0.00 2.33
Misc Org 0.27 1.00 2.91
Misc Worm 0.23 0.00 3.43
Cottid 0.16 0.00 1.16
Gastropod 0.12 0.00 0.58
Euphausiacea 0.11 0.00 1.94
Brittle Star 0.10 1.00 2.13
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 0.10 1.00 1.74
Mysidacea 0.09 0.00 0.93
Misc Crab 0.09 0.00 2.33
Pandalidae (shrimp) 0.05 0.00 1.16
Misc Cephalopoda 0.04 1.00 3.10
Isopoda 0.02 0.00 0.47
Misc Shrimp 0.02 0.00 0.78
Hyperiidea 0.01 0.00 0.58


Sample locations for Gulf Of Alaska Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2005


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