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 Southern Baja California Region, 1968-1969
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
1.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
2.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Hirundichthys rondeleti Hirundichthys rondeleti
64.07 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis mordax Engraulis mordax
31.53 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Pleuroncodes planipes Pleuroncodes planipes
0.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others benth. crustaceans
0.20 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Octopus bimaculatus Octopus bimaculatus
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