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Diet table for Bering Sea Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2013
Number of Full Stomachs : 332
Number of Hauls: 72

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Walleye pollock 21.01 11.00 23.06
Paguridae 17.02 19.00 35.62
Tanner Crab 14.67 16.00 23.11
Misc Flatfish 9.22 3.00 8.42
Opilio Crab 6.49 6.00 13.38
Misc Teleost 5.49 8.00 14.82
Chionoecetes spp. 3.65 6.00 13.48
Yellowfin sole 3.07 0.00 1.95
Misc Majidae 2.68 3.00 7.38
Offal 2.03 0.00 2.24
Misc Gadidae 1.97 1.00 3.02
Octopoda 1.65 0.00 3.79
Euphausiacea 1.60 5.00 3.78
Misc Worm 1.26 0.00 2.29
Cancridea 1.11 0.00 0.97
Ammodytidae 1.05 0.00 2.85
Pacific Cod 0.90 0.00 0.70
Zoarcoidae 0.76 0.00 0.60
Osmerid 0.43 0.00 2.00
Misc Org 0.39 0.00 0.69
Pandalidae (shrimp) 0.37 1.00 2.94
Northern rock sole 0.37 0.00 0.32
Crangonidae (shrimp) 0.37 2.00 5.31
Polychaeta 0.37 0.00 1.81
Sebastes 0.35 0.00 0.35
Bivalvia 0.34 1.00 3.84
Sea Urchin 0.25 0.00 0.69
Agonidae 0.14 0.00 0.50
Gastropod 0.13 0.00 1.40
Cottid 0.12 0.00 0.31
Cnidaria 0.06 0.00 1.85
Stichaeidae 0.06 0.00 0.46
Brittle Star 0.04 0.00 1.71
Misc Crab 0.03 0.00 2.38
Mysidacea 0.02 0.00 1.85
Myctophidae 0.02 0.00 0.15
Gammaridea 0.01 0.00 1.09
Misc Shrimp 0.01 0.00 0.45
Misc Crustacea 0.00 0.00 0.46


Sample locations for Bering Sea Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2013


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