MEBIN- Title
- RS/L/TT/007: Food consumption of yellowfin tuna,Thunnus albacares, in Sri Lan...
- Abstract
A total of 4181 stomachs of yellowfin tuna,Thunnus albacares (22–164 cm FL), mainly caught by gillnets in the period from July 1984 to June 1986 were analyzed. Food consumption of yellowfin tuna in nature was determined using the values of the average stomach content, incorporating laboratory measurements of gastric evacuation rates in a feeding model. The diet of yellowfin tuna around Sri Lanka comprised a variety of macro zooplanktonic and nektonic organisms. Juveniles < 39 cm FL, are...
- Publication Date
- June 8, 2018, 3:51 a.m.
- Keywords
- Auxis sp. , Yellow fin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
- Category
- Resources Survey
- environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape
- Regions
- Sri Lanka
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Maldeniya, R. 1996. Food consumption of yellowfin tuna,Thunnus albacares, in Sri Lankan waters, Environ Biol Fish (1996) 47: 101. doi:10.1007/BF00002384
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