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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trichiurus lepturus
 
Main Ref. Muto, E.Y., M.H.C. da Silva, G.R. Vera, S.S.M. Leite, D.G. Navarro and C.L.D.B. Rossi-Wongtschowski, 2005
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 106.70 NG
Sample size 23 Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Santa Catarina/Parana, Slope, Summer/Autumn 2002.
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
52.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Tetradontidae Teleostei unid. 51.3 Tetradontidae 1.6
29.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea Euphausiacea
7.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea Crustacea unid.
10.60 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Illex sp. Illex sp.
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