Food and Feeding Habits Summary Thunnus obesus
 
Main Ref. Fuentes, H., E. Antonietti and A. Alano, 1988
Fish stage adults Mean length 180.00 FL
Sample size 52 Percent empty
Country Peru Locality Northern Peru
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Thunnus obesus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
83.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
16.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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