Ecology Summary - Merluccius merluccius
Ecologia de Merluccius merluccius
 
Ref. principal Svetovidov, A.N., 1986
Notas Juveniles are found in deep waters (<17cm) and move to coastal waters where they display an average length of (33 cm length). Longer individuals are found in nursery areas where they feed and grow then move to deeper areas to spawn (Ref. 56328). Found in shoals, in deep water in winter and more inshore in summer. Feed almost entirely on fish, in deep water blue whiting, in summer whiting, Norway pout, and herring (Ref. 4772). Small juveniles prey on small crustaceans (euphausiids, natantian decapods and mysids), while fish assume an increasing importance in the diet with increasing size of hake (Ref. 53691). Feeding intensity was significantly correlated with phytoplankton pigment concentrations (ppc) (Ref. 53691). Cannibalism increases with age, notably in the northern part of the bay of Biscay and in Celtic Sea (Ref. 56328).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • zona supra-litoral
  • zona litoral
  • zona sublitoral
  • epipelágico
  • mesopelágico
  • epipelágico
  • abissalpelágico
  • hadopelágico
  • Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas
  • mangais
  • pântanos
  • rios/correntes
  • lagos/lagoas
  • Grutas
  • exclusivamente
Highighted items on the list are where Merluccius merluccius may be found.

Habitat

Substrato Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrato Ref.
Special habitats
Habitats especiais Ref.

Associações

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Parasitism

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Tipo de alimentação Ref. Hickling, C.F., 1927
Hábito alimentar hunting macrofauna (predator)
Hábito alimentar Ref. Svetovidov, A.N., 1986
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Amostra original População virgem (não pescada) Nota
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
Da composição da dieta 4.42 4.38 0.76 Troph of adults from 1 study.
Dos itens alimentares individuais 4.43 1.05 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Bozzano, A., L. Recasens and P. Sartor, 1997
(ex. 9948)
(ex. oophagy)
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