Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sarda chiliensis
 
Main Ref. Oliphant, M.S., 1962
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 53.50 FL
Sample size 853 Percent empty
Country Locality Southern California, Baja California, and adjacent offshore islands, 1969
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sarda chiliensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
82.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis mordax Engraulis mordax, Cololabis saira, Trachurus symmetricus, Peprilus simillimus
0.20 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Onychoteuthis Onychoteuthis , Pleuroncodes
17.70 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo opalescens Loligo opalescens
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