Food and Feeding Habits Summary Saurida tumbil
 
Main Ref. Venkata Subba Rao, K., 1981
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 8.00 TL
Sample size 36 Percent empty 11
Country India Locality Between 16°40'N-21°00'N along the northwestern Bay of Bengal, 1964-1968
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Saurida tumbil
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sciaenidae Sciaenidae
5.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trichiurus spp. Trichiurus spp.
19.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Rastrelliger kanagurta Rastrelliger kanagurta
19.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Saurida spp. Saurida spp.
34.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Stolephorus spp. Stolephorus spp.
4.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeus spp. Penaeus spp.
0.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
9.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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