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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Thunnus albacares
 
Main Ref. Maldeniya, R., 1996
Fish stage adults Mean length 114.50 FL
Sample size 667 Percent empty 32
Country Sri Lanka Locality 50 km off the Sri Lankan coast, July 1984-June 1986
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
67.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
13.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
2.70 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults benth. invertebrates
16.60 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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