Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Halichoerus grypus

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Halichoerus grypus

Main Ref.	Prime, J.H. and P.S. Hammond, 1990
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	none
Sample size		Percent empty
Country	UK	Locality	Donna Nook, Lincolnshire on the south bank of River Humber
Period	January February March April May June July August September October November December Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Halichoerus grypus

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name	Comments
1.35 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	herring	1.3% Herring.
2.39 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	sea scorpion	1.2% Sea scorpion; 1.1% Poor cod.
4.36 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	bullrout	4.2% Bullrout.
4.67 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	dragonet	4.5% Dragonet.
6.33 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	plaice	6.1% Plaice.
6.44 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	whiting	6.2% Whiting.
7.79 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	flounder	7.5% Flounder.
18.28 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	cod	17.6% Cod.
20.98 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	dover sole	12.67% Dover sole; 8.31% Dab.
27.41 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	sandeels	26.4% Sandeels.