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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Thunnus albacares
 
Main Ref. Maldeniya, R., 1996
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 44.50 FL
Sample size 192 Percent empty 57
Country Sri Lanka Locality 50 km off the Sri Lankan coast, July 1984-June 1986
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Thunnus albacares
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
36.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
46.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
14.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
1.10 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults benth. invertebrates
1.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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