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Diet table for Bering Sea Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2015
Number of Full Stomachs : 242
Number of Hauls: 66

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Walleye pollock 28.16 15.00 29.72
Paguridae 17.44 21.00 37.65
Osmerid 9.16 6.00 14.32
Opilio Crab 7.33 7.00 14.47
Misc Flatfish 6.27 1.00 6.56
Misc Teleost 5.45 4.00 16.59
Misc Majidae 3.41 6.00 13.67
Octopoda 3.06 3.00 9.60
Crangonidae (shrimp) 2.71 10.00 15.04
Cottid 2.57 1.00 2.76
Tanner Crab 2.50 2.00 6.57
Offal 2.35 0.00 1.60
Pacific Cod 1.69 0.00 0.47
Misc Gadidae 1.65 1.00 5.93
Northern rock sole 1.52 0.00 0.69
Chionoecetes spp. 1.44 2.00 10.78
Cancridea 0.38 0.00 1.63
Mysidacea 0.37 1.00 3.84
Misc Worm 0.34 0.00 1.70
Zoarcoidae 0.28 0.00 0.76
Ammodytidae 0.28 1.00 2.11
Bivalvia 0.25 1.00 5.09
Rajadae 0.22 0.00 0.51
Flathead sole 0.19 0.00 0.25
Misc Cephalopoda 0.19 0.00 1.52
Pandalidae (shrimp) 0.13 0.00 2.06
Gastropod 0.12 1.00 4.37
Agonidae 0.11 0.00 1.24
Brittle Star 0.11 1.00 3.79
Misc Mollusca 0.09 0.00 0.44
Misc Shrimp 0.04 0.00 1.70
Yellowfin sole 0.04 0.00 0.25
Euphausiacea 0.02 0.00 0.45
Misc Crab 0.01 0.00 1.49
Polychaeta 0.01 0.00 1.63
Stichaeidae 0.01 0.00 0.51
Misc Org 0.01 0.00 0.82
Gammaridea 0.00 0.00 0.51
Misc Crustacea 0.00 0.00 0.14
Isopoda 0.00 0.00 0.30


Sample locations for Bering Sea Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2015


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