Food and Feeding Habits: Diet Composition Thunnus thynnus
n = 8
Main Food Percent
Trophic Level
(y)
Predator Life Stage Country Locality Ref.
nekton 94 4.5 juv./adults USA Eastern North Pacific 9677
nekton 63 4.4 recruits/juv. - Bay of Biscay 27122
nekton 75 4.3 recruits/juv. Spain Valencia Gulf, 1989 41992
nekton 93 4.4 recruits/juv. Italy Ligurian Sea 41983
nekton 50 4.5 recruits/juv. USA Middle Atlantic Bight, Virginia, 1986. 32135
zoobenthos 28 4.1 juv./adults Spain Strait of Gibraltar, near Tarifa, southern Spain. 113908
zoobenthos 42 4.1 juv./adults Spain Strait of Gibraltar, near Tarifa, southern Spain 113908
nekton 53 4.5 juv./adults USA New, England 42147
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