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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trichiurus lepturus
 
Main Ref. Portsev, P.I., 1980
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 35.10 NG
Sample size 71 Percent empty 17
Country India Locality Off west coast, 1976.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Trichiurus lepturus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
42.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trichiuridae Trichiuridae (12.3); digested fish (30.4)
19.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
11.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae
26.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Sepia sp. Sepia sp. (17.5); Loligo duvauceli (5.3); Abralia sp. (3.5)
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