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Diet table for Gulf Of Alaska Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2009
Number of Full Stomachs : 465
Number of Hauls: 144

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Paguridae 15.39 16.00 32.41
Tanner Crab 12.11 11.00 17.33
Misc Majidae 10.93 9.00 17.32
Misc Teleost 7.89 9.00 18.79
Walleye pollock 7.64 5.00 7.78
Osmerid 5.24 4.00 6.33
Cancridea 4.42 4.00 10.43
Clupeoidei 3.42 1.00 3.13
Ammodytidae 3.31 2.00 5.44
Offal 2.74 1.00 2.88
Misc Anomura 2.22 2.00 2.87
Misc Crab 2.17 1.00 4.66
Cottid 2.03 1.00 3.72
Misc Cephalopoda 2.02 1.00 1.79
Octopoda 1.95 2.00 4.68
Misc Flatfish 1.41 0.00 1.72
Misc Gadidae 1.38 0.00 1.07
Euphausiacea 1.15 1.00 1.89
Crangonidae (shrimp) 1.10 1.00 4.01
Chionoecetes spp. 1.07 1.00 3.16
Pandalidae (shrimp) 0.97 1.00 2.97
Sebastes 0.90 0.00 0.42
Pacific sandfish 0.89 0.00 0.93
Unid Rockfish 0.86 0.00 1.46
Misc Org 0.70 0.00 2.22
Misc Echinoderm 0.69 0.00 0.79
Misc Lithodidae 0.68 0.00 0.74
Flathead sole 0.62 0.00 0.35
Pacific Cod 0.61 0.00 0.08
Cnidaria 0.49 0.00 0.62
Misc Worm 0.45 0.00 2.48
Arrowtooth flounder 0.44 0.00 0.25
Polychaeta 0.28 0.00 3.54
Misc Mollusca 0.27 0.00 1.12
Gammaridea 0.21 1.00 2.27
Bivalvia 0.19 0.00 3.19
Stichaeidae 0.15 0.00 1.08
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 0.15 0.00 1.95
Agonidae 0.12 0.00 0.97
Misc Shrimp 0.09 0.00 1.36
Gastropod 0.09 0.00 1.44
Pholidae 0.08 0.00 0.36
Yellowfin sole 0.07 0.00 0.35
Unid Eggs 0.06 0.00 0.58
Fish Eggs 0.06 1.00 0.35
Zoarcoidae 0.06 0.00 0.35
Southern rock sole 0.06 0.00 0.09
Sablefish 0.05 0.00 0.14
Isopoda 0.02 0.00 0.31
Brittle Star 0.02 0.00 0.97
Capreillidea 0.02 0.00 0.31
Tunicate 0.01 0.00 0.35
Teuthida 0.01 0.00 0.41
Copepoda 0.01 0.00 0.17
Opilio Crab 0.00 0.00 0.14
Misc Amphipoda 0.00 0.00 0.23
Sea Urchin 0.00 0.00 0.07


Sample locations for Gulf Of Alaska Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2009


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