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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Thunnus alalunga
 
Main Ref. Satoh, K., K. Yokawa, H. Saito, H. Matsunaga, H. Okamoto and Y. Uozumi, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 19 Percent empty
Country Locality North and tropical Atlantic Ocean
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Thunnus alalunga
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
35.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pisces Sternoptychidae 1.1 Omosudidae 0.8 Myctophidae 0.9 Paralepididae 8.5 Alepisauridae 28.3 Anoplogastridae 1.9 Caproidae 1.0 Bramidae 8.8 Scombrolabracidae 2.2 Gempylidae 16.6 unidentified 29.9
36.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea
28.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda
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