Feeding habits of European hake (Merluccius merluccius) in the central Mediterranean Sea

• Main Authors: Carpentieri, Paolo, Colloca, Francesco, Cardinale, Massimilliano, Belluscio, Andrea, Ardizzone, Giandomenico D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Biology; Ecology; Fisheries; Hake; Morales; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/26234

European hake (Merluccius merluccius) is an important predator of deeper shelf-upper slope Mediterraneancommunities. It is a nectobenthic species distributed over a wide depth range (20−1000 m) throughout the Mediterranean Sea and the north east Atlantic region (Fisher et al.,1987). Notwithstanding...