Food and Feeding Habits Summary Thunnus albacares
 
Main Ref. Satoh, K., K. Yokawa, H. Saito, H. Matsunaga, H. Okamoto and Y. Uozumi, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 47 Percent empty
Country Locality North and tropical Atlantic Ocean
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
35.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pisces Myctophidae 0.2 Paralepididae 0.2 Exocoetidae 2.3 Holocentridae 0.1 Carangidae 1.4 Bramidae 2.1 Echeneoididae 0.3 Gempylidae 0.5 Scombridae 16.3 Molidae 45.5 Balistidae 1.8 unidentified 29.3
4.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea
61.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda
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