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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Thunnus thynnus
 
Main Ref. Ortiz de Zárate, V. and J.L. Cort, 1986
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 72.50 TL
Sample size 30 Percent empty
Country Locality Bay of Biscay
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
0.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
7.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
8.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Micromesistius poutassou Micromesistius poutassou
13.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trachurus trachurus Trachurus trachurus
62.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis encrasicolus Engraulis encrasicolus
6.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
1.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
1.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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