TY  - JOUR
T1  - Diet Composition and Feeding Strategy of Bait Caught Skipjack Tuna (<I>Kastuwanus pelamis</I>) Caught Along Saurashtra Coast
AU - D. Fofandi, Mahendra AU - A. Vegd, Jyoti AU - M. Fofandi, Nirupa 
JO  - Environmental Research Journal
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
SP  - 121
EP  - 123
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1994-5396
DO  - erj.2012.121.123
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=erj.2012.121.123
KW  - Skipjack tuna
KW  -Katsuwanus pelamis
KW  -food and feeding habit
KW  -Saurashtra coast
KW  -squid
KW  -India
AB  - The food and feeding habits of the skipjack tuna based on the data for the period 2009-2010 is given here. Fishes, crustaceans and cephalopod formed the main food items. Among fishes, <I>Decapterus</I> sp. is the most dominant species found almost throughout the year. In crustacean, <I>Acetes indicus</I> was found to occur in month of October and February while the pelagic crab was seen during January-March. Cephalopods fully comprised by squid. But in general empty condition dominated. The feeding habits in relation to the catch are discussed in addition to the comparison of the present observation with the earlier studies from here.
ER  -