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Diet table for Gulf Of Alaska Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2007
Number of Full Stomachs : 538
Number of Hauls: 169

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Paguridae 23.32 21.00 40.78
Tanner Crab 11.34 12.00 20.92
Walleye pollock 9.69 5.00 9.82
Misc Majidae 7.00 7.00 14.58
Octopoda 5.20 3.00 6.22
Ammodytidae 4.33 4.00 5.33
Misc Anomura 4.04 5.00 5.46
Misc Teleost 3.82 4.00 13.85
Osmerid 3.17 2.00 5.36
Clupeoidei 2.93 1.00 2.49
Pandalidae (shrimp) 2.57 3.00 4.99
Offal 2.37 1.00 2.21
Sebastes 1.89 1.00 1.23
Misc Flatfish 1.76 1.00 3.02
Cancridea 1.73 3.00 6.01
Chionoecetes spp. 1.40 1.00 3.49
Stichaeidae 1.34 1.00 1.90
Polychaeta 0.96 1.00 5.36
Misc Worm 0.93 1.00 3.77
Arrowtooth flounder 0.85 0.00 0.63
Bivalvia 0.79 0.00 2.66
Cnidaria 0.77 0.00 1.75
Gammaridea 0.62 1.00 3.22
Teuthida 0.60 0.00 1.33
Cottid 0.57 1.00 3.52
Rajadae 0.50 0.00 0.39
Crangonidae (shrimp) 0.48 1.00 3.36
Pacific Cod 0.39 0.00 0.95
Sebastelobus 0.37 0.00 0.18
Misc Cephalopoda 0.34 0.00 0.64
Pacific halibut 0.30 0.00 0.30
Cyclopteridae 0.29 0.00 0.49
Misc Crab 0.27 0.00 1.21
Lepidopsetta sp 0.25 0.00 0.15
Zoarcoidae 0.21 0.00 0.15
Misc Gadidae 0.19 0.00 0.29
Unid Rockfish 0.17 0.00 0.39
Misc Lithodidae 0.15 0.00 0.30
Euphausiacea 0.14 0.00 1.80
Misc Shrimp 0.12 0.00 1.46
Misc Mollusca 0.11 0.00 0.42
Northern rock sole 0.09 0.00 0.12
Isopoda 0.08 0.00 0.86
Gastropod 0.06 0.00 1.58
Capreillidea 0.06 0.00 0.37
Misc Org 0.06 0.00 0.74
Agonidae 0.06 0.00 0.58
Opilio Crab 0.05 0.00 0.58
Sea Cucumber 0.05 0.00 0.12
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 0.03 0.00 0.26
Brittle Star 0.03 0.00 1.93
Mysidacea 0.01 0.00 0.06
Sand Dollar 0.00 0.00 0.10
Misc Crustacea 0.00 0.00 0.08
Hyperiidea 0.00 0.00 0.08
Copepoda 0.00 0.00 0.08


Sample locations for Gulf Of Alaska Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2007


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