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Diet table for Bering Sea Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2012
Number of Full Stomachs : 211
Number of Hauls: 61

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Paguridae 24.65 21.00 45.35
Opilio Crab 11.74 10.00 15.19
Misc Teleost 10.08 10.00 26.08
Walleye pollock 6.98 3.00 8.81
Misc Flatfish 6.80 2.00 4.70
Tanner Crab 5.75 6.00 11.48
Osmerid 4.26 2.00 6.26
Misc Majidae 3.79 4.00 8.34
Zoarcoidae 3.20 0.00 1.30
Misc Crab 2.76 4.00 9.54
Yellowfin sole 2.15 0.00 1.56
Misc Worm 1.98 2.00 7.57
Chionoecetes spp. 1.90 1.00 6.13
Cancridea 1.86 0.00 1.69
Stichaeidae 1.51 1.00 1.31
Pandalidae (shrimp) 1.48 2.00 3.59
Agonidae 1.42 1.00 5.30
Ammodytidae 1.26 2.00 5.12
Offal 1.15 0.00 2.87
Octopoda 0.70 0.00 0.82
Cottid 0.64 0.00 1.05
Crangonidae (shrimp) 0.63 2.00 7.15
Misc Gadidae 0.51 1.00 2.87
Clupeoidei 0.49 0.00 1.33
Gastropod 0.46 1.00 4.75
Misc Shrimp 0.29 1.00 3.44
Misc Lithodidae 0.26 0.00 0.82
Mysidacea 0.25 1.00 2.00
Rajadae 0.23 0.00 1.64
Polychaeta 0.17 0.00 1.37
Bivalvia 0.15 0.00 1.56
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 0.14 0.00 1.42
Gammaridea 0.10 2.00 4.93
Sea Cucumber 0.07 0.00 0.18
Pacific Cod 0.06 0.00 0.55
Brittle Star 0.04 0.00 1.71
Misc Mollusca 0.03 0.00 0.41
Euphausiacea 0.02 0.00 1.25
Unid Eggs 0.01 0.00 0.37
Isopoda 0.01 0.00 0.42
Misc Amphipoda 0.00 0.00 0.23
Misc Cephalopoda 0.00 0.00 0.82


Sample locations for Bering Sea Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2012


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