Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trichiurus lepturus
 
Main Ref. Portsev, P.I., 1980
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 55.10 NG
Sample size 115 Percent empty 52
Country India Locality Off west coast, 1976.
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
73.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trichiuridae Digested fish (51); Trichiuridae (18.2); Congridae (4.5);
9.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
15.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae
1.80 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo duvauceli Loligo duvauceli
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