Food and Feeding Habits Summary Tetrapturus pfluegeri
 
Main Ref. Satoh, K., K. Yokawa, H. Saito, H. Matsunaga, H. Okamoto and Y. Uozumi, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 53 Percent empty
Country Locality North and tropical Atlantic Ocean
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Tetrapturus pfluegeri
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
61.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pisces Alepisauridae 0.3 Holocentridae 0.8 Chiasmodontidae 0.6 Coryphaenidae 12.2 Bramidae 0.9 Gempylidae 9.4 Scombridae 26.3 Dactylopteridae 0.2 Molidae 1.1 Balistidae 0.1 unidentified
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea
38.40 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda
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