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Diet table for Bering Sea Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2016
Number of Full Stomachs : 181
Number of Hauls: 58

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Walleye pollock 24.54 12.00 28.02
Paguridae 18.60 20.00 41.32
Opilio Crab 8.87 8.00 21.77
Osmerid 6.59 4.00 11.75
Tanner Crab 6.16 8.00 15.69
Crangonidae (shrimp) 6.10 12.00 19.83
Octopoda 5.77 4.00 16.35
Misc Flatfish 5.17 2.00 4.67
Misc Majidae 4.30 4.00 9.61
Zoarcoidae 2.57 1.00 2.59
Ammodytidae 2.04 1.00 2.95
Misc Teleost 1.67 2.00 12.05
Chionoecetes spp. 1.63 3.00 8.89
Misc Gadidae 0.93 1.00 3.38
Bivalvia 0.86 1.00 5.62
Offal 0.82 0.00 4.22
Cottid 0.65 0.00 0.50
Cancridea 0.50 0.00 2.59
Yellowfin sole 0.48 0.00 0.34
Pandalidae (shrimp) 0.40 1.00 3.30
Tunicate 0.22 0.00 0.43
Misc Crab 0.21 1.00 4.83
Cnidaria 0.17 0.00 1.72
Misc Worm 0.14 0.00 1.44
Rajadae 0.11 0.00 0.86
Flathead sole 0.09 0.00 0.34
Mysidacea 0.08 1.00 2.03
Brittle Star 0.07 0.00 1.72
Hippoglossoides spp 0.04 0.00 0.29
Polychaeta 0.04 1.00 3.79
Clupeoidei 0.03 0.00 0.22
Gastropod 0.03 0.00 2.11
Misc Shrimp 0.03 0.00 2.44
Gammaridea 0.03 0.00 4.05
Agonidae 0.02 0.00 0.34
Misc Mollusca 0.01 0.00 0.92
Northern rock sole 0.01 0.00 0.25
Stichaeidae 0.00 0.00 0.34
Atka Mackeral 0.00 0.00 0.22
Misc Crustacea 0.00 0.00 0.25


Sample locations for Bering Sea Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, collected in 2016


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