The trophic relations between Merluccius polli Cadenat 1950 (Gadiformes, Merluccidae) and shrimps in An-gola waters
The study of 2-3 year old Merluccius polli food composition shows that this is an attacking predator, feeding on demersal and pelagic fish and shrimps. At night it hunts demersal fish and shrimps. During daytime hake takes off the bottom and feeds on pelagic shrimps and to a lesser degree on fish. Actually in its habitat, M. polli are not related to association of bottom and nearbottom shrimps of the continental slope being a member of another, contiguous community.