Food and Feeding Habits Summary Euthynnus affinis
 
Main Ref. Blaber, S.J.M., D.A. Milton, N.J.F. Rawlinson, G. Tiroba and P.V. Nichols, 1990
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 50.00 FL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Solomon Is. Locality
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Euthynnus affinis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
8.51 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ariomma indica 2.99% Ariomma indica, 0.65% Apogonidae, 0.51% Blenniidae, 0.08% Atherinidae, 1.19% Monacanthidae, 0.01% Tetraodontidae, 3.7% unid. Fish
88.03 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Stolephorus heterolobus 71.18% Stolephorus heterolobus, 12.41% Stolephorus spp., 3.8% Spratelloides delicatulus
0.64 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae fish larvae
2.56 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Stomatopoda 1.33% Stomatopoda, 0.26% Brachyura, 0.69% Caridea, 0.04 Isopoda, 0.03% Mysidea, 0.03% Penaeidae, 0.15% Sergestidae
0.13 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Brachyura Brachyuran larvae
0.13 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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