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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trichiurus lepturus
 
Main Ref. Sheridan, P.F. and T.L. Trimm, 1983
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 49.80 TL
Sample size 33 Percent empty 40
Country USA Locality Texas coast, 1981
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
66.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
2.30 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
1.30 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults benth. invertebrates
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
28.80 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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