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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trichiurus lepturus
 
Main Ref. Portsev, P.I., 1980
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 35 Percent empty 34
Country India Locality Off west coast, 5-6 May 1976. 0100-0200H
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
76.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sardinella fimbriata Sardinella fimbriata (25.1); Gazza minuta (3.8); Nemipterus japonicus (10.2); Digested fish (37.2)
10.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae
13.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo duvauceli Loligo duvauceli (13.5)
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