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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Istiophorus platypterus
 
Main Ref. Bachok, Z., M.I. Mansor and R.M. Noordin, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 160.50 TL
Sample size 13 Percent empty
Country Malaysia Locality Terengganu waters, east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, January 1993-June 1994
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Istiophorus platypterus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.72 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Bigeye scad Bigeye scad
5.91 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Dussumier's halfbeak Dussumier's halfbeak
11.16 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Rabbitfish Rabbitfish
22.16 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Anchovy Anchovy
51.64 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Round scad Round scad
5.42 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Squid Squid
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