Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trichiurus lepturus
 
Main Ref. Muto, E.Y., M.H.C. da Silva, G.R. Vera, S.S.M. Leite, D.G. Navarro and C.L.D.B. Rossi-Wongtschowski, 2005
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 97.80 NG
Sample size 21 Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Rio de Janeiro/São Paulo, Continental Platform, Summer/Autumn 2002.
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
39.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Maurolicus stehmanni Teleostei unid. 38.1 Maurolicus stehmanni 1.1
53.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea Euphausiacea
7.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Stomatopoda Stomatopoda
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