Food and Feeding Habits Summary Thunnus thynnus
 
Main Ref. Sorell, J.M., J.L. Varela, N. Goñi, D. Macías, H. Arrizabalaga and A. Medina, 2017
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size 121 Percent empty 31.4
Country Spain Locality Strait of Gibraltar, near Tarifa, southern Spain.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Thunnus thynnus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.11 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Chauliodus sloani
0.12 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Arctozenus risso
0.46 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unspecified Paralepididae
0.56 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lampanyctus spp.
0.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Tetragonurus cuvieri
1.13 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Maurolicus muelleri
2.01 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unspecified Myctophidae
8.36 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sardinella spp.
8.98 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unspecified mesopelagic fishes
18.65 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unspecified Stomiidae
0.03 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Polybius henslowii
2.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified crustaceans
0.09 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults unspecified cephalopods
2.04 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults unspecified fishes
1.54 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans juv./adults Pasiphaea multidentata
0.02 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pasiphaea sivado
2.45 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pasiphaea spp.
14.46 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Acanthephyra pelagica
27.89 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Sergia robusta
1.02 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Todaropsis eblanae
1.72 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Illex coindetii
1.99 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Histioteuthis spp.
3.24 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults unspecified Ommastrephidae
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