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Diet table for Bering Sea Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2007
Number of Full Stomachs : 382
Number of Hauls: 100

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Walleye pollock 26.09 18.00 30.28
Paguridae 14.29 16.00 29.35
Misc Teleost 10.86 13.00 24.05
Misc Flatfish 9.34 5.00 9.81
Tanner Crab 5.09 7.00 13.07
Yellowfin sole 4.44 1.00 3.97
Misc Gadidae 4.44 2.00 5.05
Ammodytidae 4.15 3.00 5.09
Chionoecetes spp. 3.21 4.00 9.11
Opilio Crab 2.02 1.00 3.18
Crangonidae (shrimp) 1.89 5.00 10.78
Offal 1.85 0.00 1.50
Osmerid 1.60 1.00 3.35
Cottid 1.21 0.00 1.30
Pandalidae (shrimp) 1.08 1.00 3.78
Agonidae 1.07 1.00 3.12
Southern rock sole 1.03 0.00 0.42
Octopoda 0.89 0.00 3.92
Zoarcoidae 0.78 0.00 1.37
Mysidacea 0.72 3.00 5.21
Clupeoidei 0.61 0.00 0.30
Northern rock sole 0.59 0.00 0.47
Misc Crab 0.43 1.00 3.92
Pacific Cod 0.41 0.00 0.17
Misc Cephalopoda 0.36 0.00 1.33
Euphausiacea 0.36 0.00 2.17
Misc Worm 0.25 0.00 0.45
Misc Shrimp 0.25 1.00 3.43
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 0.25 0.00 1.00
Cancridea 0.19 0.00 1.00
Bivalvia 0.09 0.00 0.44
Misc Decapoda 0.05 0.00 0.17
Brittle Star 0.04 0.00 1.58
Gastropod 0.03 0.00 1.52
Misc Majidae 0.01 0.00 0.29
Misc Crustacea 0.01 0.00 0.67
Gammaridea 0.00 0.00 0.45
Stichaeidae 0.00 0.00 0.20
Fish Eggs 0.00 0.00 0.25
Sand Dollar 0.00 0.00 0.20
Polychaeta 0.00 0.00 0.13


Sample locations for Bering Sea Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2007


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