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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trichiurus lepturus
 
Main Ref. Sheridan, P.F. and T.L. Trimm, 1983
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 31.40 TL
Sample size 5 Percent empty 40
Country USA Locality Texas coast, 1981
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
82.29 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
0.61 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs
3.44 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
0.81 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
10.63 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults benth. invertebrates
0.61 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
1.62 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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