Food and Feeding Habits Summary Thunnus albacares
 
Main Ref. Kim, J.-B., D.-Y. Moon, J.-N. Kwon, T.-I. Kim and H.-S. Jo, 1997
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 181 Percent empty
Country Locality western tropical Pacific tuna ground, northwest to the Solomon Islands, 1993
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Thunnus albacares
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
80.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Alepisaurus brevirostris Myctophum sp., Alepisaurus brevirostris, Argyropelecus aculeatus, Anotopterus pharao, Benthodesmus sp., Monacanthus sp., Engraulis australis, Lactoria diaphana, Danichthys cribrosus, Scombridae, Carangidae, Berycidae, some unidentified fish
1.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Gammaridae Gammaridae, Oplophoridae, Phyllosoma larvae, unidentified crab larvae, unidentified shrimps
17.80 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Onychoteuthidae Onychoteuthidae, unidentified octopi, unidentified squids
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