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Diet table for Gulf Of Alaska Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2013
Number of Full Stomachs : 1,111
Number of Hauls: 308

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Walleye pollock 17.05 10.00 14.98
Tanner Crab 12.09 14.00 22.30
Misc Majidae 12.07 11.00 17.76
Paguridae 11.80 13.00 32.88
Misc Teleost 8.01 9.00 21.74
Osmerid 5.41 5.00 7.29
Octopoda 4.10 4.00 5.44
Offal 3.58 1.00 3.34
Sebastes 2.05 1.00 1.70
Cottid 1.84 1.00 3.27
Cancridea 1.76 2.00 5.37
Misc Gadidae 1.68 1.00 2.22
Clupeoidei 1.61 0.00 1.39
Misc Flatfish 1.53 0.00 3.05
Teuthida 1.41 1.00 2.80
Misc Cephalopoda 1.00 0.00 1.85
Pacific Cod 0.92 0.00 0.49
Misc Anomura 0.91 1.00 1.58
Chionoecetes spp. 0.77 0.00 1.84
Pandalidae (shrimp) 0.74 1.00 2.48
Misc Crab 0.74 1.00 3.51
Arrowtooth flounder 0.73 0.00 0.90
Ammodytidae 0.64 0.00 1.13
Crangonidae (shrimp) 0.63 1.00 4.52
Salmonidae 0.58 0.00 0.24
Unid Eggs 0.50 0.00 0.69
Bivalvia 0.46 1.00 4.28
Misc Shrimp 0.46 0.00 2.17
Cnidaria 0.44 0.00 0.88
Polychaeta 0.43 1.00 2.66
Misc Org 0.42 0.00 0.85
Zoarcoidae 0.37 0.00 0.82
Cyclopteridae 0.34 0.00 0.67
Opilio Crab 0.33 0.00 0.39
Misc Mollusca 0.33 0.00 0.41
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 0.29 0.00 2.15
Atka Mackeral 0.26 0.00 0.15
Euphausiacea 0.18 1.00 1.35
Misc Hexagrammidae 0.16 0.00 0.24
Gastropod 0.15 0.00 1.34
Pacific sandfish 0.14 0.00 0.19
Flathead sole 0.14 0.00 0.17
Stichaeidae 0.13 0.00 0.98
Unid Rockfish 0.12 0.00 0.05
Misc Lithodidae 0.11 0.00 0.20
Misc Worm 0.11 0.00 0.89
Brittle Star 0.07 0.00 2.41
Agonidae 0.07 0.00 0.32
Yellowfin sole 0.06 0.00 0.11
Pacific halibut 0.06 0.00 0.27
Pholidae 0.05 0.00 0.35
Gammaridea 0.05 0.00 2.84
Myctophidae 0.03 0.00 0.03
Misc Brachyura 0.01 0.00 0.05
Mysidacea 0.01 0.00 0.45
Sea Urchin 0.01 0.00 0.19
Isopoda 0.01 0.00 0.68
Tunicate 0.00 0.00 0.02
Cumacea 0.00 0.00 0.42
Misc Echinoderm 0.00 0.00 0.04
Sand Dollar 0.00 0.00 0.04
Misc Bird 0.00 0.00 0.04
Rajadae 0.00 0.00 0.32


Sample locations for Gulf Of Alaska Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2013


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