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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Thunnus albacares
 
Main Ref. Roger, C., 1993
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 130.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Mozambique Locality 1989
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
70.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Balistidae Balistidae, Diodontidae, Ostracionidae, Nomeidae, Engraulidae
24.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Stomatopod Stomatopod larvae, amphipods, small carids, megalopa larvae
6.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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