Agricultural and Biological Sciences
4 years ago

Yellowfin tuna in Sri Lanka revealed as non-selective predator.

Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences
Length weight relationship and diet composition of yellowfin tuna (<em>Thunnus albacares</em>) landed in Negombo Fishery Harbour, Sri Lanka.
H. A. C. C. Perera, P. A. S. A. Weerasiri

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Yellowfin tuna in Negombo, Sri Lanka, have a varied diet including fish, squids, crabs, shrimps, and other items. They are not picky eaters, feeding on a mix of prey. The length-weight relationship for these tuna is W= 0.000104 TL2.6892, with sizes ranging from 50-169 cm and weights from 10-86.5 kg.