Food and Feeding Habits Summary Thunnus orientalis
 
Main Ref. Pinkas, L., 1971
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 200.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Mexico Locality Guadalupe Is., 1969
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Thunnus orientalis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish unidentified
2.43 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trachurus symmetricus Trachurus symmetricus
48.44 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Cololabis saira Cololabis saira
5.78 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Pleuroncodes planipes Pleuroncodes planipes
0.71 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Natantia Natantia shrimp
3.74 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Abraliopsis scabra Abraliopsis scabra
10.81 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
27.69 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo opalescens Loligo opalescens
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