Feeding habits of the Alaska greenlingHexagrammos octogrammus in the coastal waters of amurskii bay (sea of Japan)

Feeding habits of the Alaska greenlingHexagrammos octogrammus were studied in the coastal waters of Amurskii Bay in April–October 1997–1998. The greenling is characterized by a wide feeding spectrum of no less then 56 fish and invertebrate species. Decapods predominate in the diets of all fish age groups. The feeding spectrum ofH. octogrammus broadens as the fish grows. From spring to autumn, the stomach filling index of first-year fish rises, while that of the other age groups decreases, reaching minimum values in the spawning period.