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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 46 Percent empty 26.1
Country India Locality Off west coast, 5-6 May 1976. 0500-0600H
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
83.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sardinella fimbriata Sardinella fimbriata (28.7); Gazza minuta (25); Trichiurus lepturus (1.9); Digested fish (2.5); Saurida undosquamis (7.5); Upeneus vittatus (12.5); Conger conger (5.6)
8.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae (7.5); Euphausiidae (0.6)
8.20 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo duvauceli Loligo duvauceli (6.9); Octopus sp. (1.3)
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