Food and Feeding Habits Summary Thunnus thynnus
 
Main Ref. Sanz Brau, A., 1990
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 35.00 TL
Sample size 82 Percent empty
Country Spain Locality Valencia Gulf, 1989
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Thunnus thynnus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
74.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sardina pilchardus Fish (Sardina pilchardus, Engraulis encrasicolus)
10.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
5.30 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults mollusks
4.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
5.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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