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Table 1 Total number of stomachs analysed per season of the studied fish species

From: Meiofauna as food source for small-sized demersal fish in the southern North Sea

Species

Species code

Total number of stomachs

January 2009

May 2009

July 2009

October 2009

January 2010

B. luteum

BUG

350

(0)

300

(4)

303

(8)

297

(24)

307

(92)

P. minutus

POM

153

(17)

146

(26)

37

(11)

334

(40)

82

(17)

A. laterna

ARN

159

(1)

31

(3)

71

(0)

225

(56)

186

(120)

L. limanda

LIM

171

(60)

50

(0)

277

(51)

166

(44)

192

(123)

P. platessa

PLE

81

(44)

27

(0)

100

(21)

111

(43)

37

(3)

  

914

 

554

 

788

 

1,133

 

804

  1. Number of empty stomachs is given in parentheses. Individuals of L. limanda and P. platessa with fish lengths >20 cm LT are excluded