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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trichiurus lepturus
 
Main Ref. Portsev, P.I., 1980
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 54 Percent empty 66.7
Country India Locality Off west coast, 5-6 May 1976. 0900-1000H
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Trichiurus lepturus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
93.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trichiurus lepturus Gazza minuta (17); Trichiurus lepturus (74.4); Digested fish (1.6);
3.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae (2.7); Euphausiidae (0.5)
3.80 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Octopus sp. Loligo duvauceli (0.6); Octopus sp. (2.1); Sepia brevimana (1.1)
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