Food and Feeding Habits Summary Euthynnus affinis
 
Main Ref. Chiou, W.-D., L.-Z. Cheng and K.-W. Chen, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 265 Percent empty 89.8
Country Chinese Taipei Locality off Hwaline, eastern Taiwan; 1996-1997.
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
82.38 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Benthosema pterotum unknown fishes 50.13 Benthosema pterotum 13.50 Trichiurus lepturus 10.27 Auxis spp. 8.24 Leiognathidae spp. 0.24
4.85 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Octupus spp. Octupus spp.
12.76 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo chinensis Loligo chinensis 12.76
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