Diet Overlap

Merluccius productus (Whiting)
Hippoglossus stenolepis (Pacific halibut)

Common Diet

Ammodytes hexapterus (Stout sand lance)
Clupea pallasii pallasii (Pacific herring)
Doryteuthis opalescens (california market squid)

Common Habitat

Alaska
California Current
Canada
Gulf of Alaska
Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Pacific, Eastern Central
Pacific, Northeast
United States

Attributes / relations provided by
1Trophic Role of the Pacific Whiting, Merluccius productus, P. A. LIVINGSTON and K. M. BAILEY, Marine Fisheries Review 47(2), 1985, p. 16-22
2Groundfish Food Habits and Predation on Commercially Important Prey Species in the Eastern Bering Sea From 1997 Through 2001, Lang, G. M., P. A. Livingston, and K. A. Dodd, 2005, U.S. Dep. Comer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-AFSC-158, 230 p.
3CephBase - Cephalopod (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus) Database