| S:No |
Food item |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| I |
Crustaceans |
| 1 |
Shrimps |
5.8 |
8.5 |
6.5 |
5.8 |
10.2 |
6.8 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
7.5 |
8.5 |
14.5 |
| 2 |
Crab |
4.2 |
4.8 |
8.5 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
5.6 |
3.6 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
10.2 |
| 3 |
Small prawn |
5.7 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
7.5 |
5.9 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
7.1 |
8.2 |
6.9 |
8.5 |
| 4 |
Isopods |
8.4 |
8.5 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
6.7 |
5.6 |
2.6 |
7.6 |
5.6 |
1.5 |
8.2 |
7.6 |
| 5 |
Amphipods |
5.9 |
6.5 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
8.2 |
6.9 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
5.8 |
| 6 |
Tannaids |
8.7 |
5.9 |
7.5 |
8.4 |
7.4 |
6.5 |
10.3 |
6.3 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
7.01 |
6.3 |
| 7 |
Mysids |
9.1 |
8.5 |
4.6 |
9.8 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
7.5 |
8.2 |
5.1 |
| 8 |
Lucifer |
8.5 |
7.9 |
5.4 |
8.4 |
4.6 |
14.5 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
4.6 |
5.3 |
7.6 |
5.6 |
| 9 |
Copepods |
5.8 |
8.5 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
3.6 |
13.2 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
7.5 |
| 10 |
Egg and Larva |
9.5 |
10.2 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
5.8 |
10.2 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
13.2 |
8.2 |
5.6 |
| II |
Polychaetes |
| 1 |
Armandia sp |
2.6 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
1.7 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
6.3 |
| 2 |
Capitella sp |
7.5 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
8.5 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
| 3 |
Cossura sp |
3.6 |
3.1 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
7.9 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
| 4 |
Eunice sp |
4.5 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
8.5 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
| 5 |
Glycera sp |
2.6 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
1.2 |
6.5 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
| 6 |
Hesione sp |
2.3 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
| 7 |
Magalona sp |
1.8 |
4.3 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
| 8 |
Nephtys sp |
1.5 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
| 9 |
Onuphis sp |
1.2 |
4.5 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
4.3 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
6.1 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
| 10 |
Ophelia sp |
1.3 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
5.7 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
| III |
Nematodes |
| 1 |
Astomonema sp |
2.3 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
| 2 |
Daaptonema sp |
1.5 |
2.5 |
1.69 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
| 3 |
Desmodora sp. |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
| 4 |
Draconema sp |
1.8 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
2.85 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
4.2 |
1.8 |
| 5 |
Quadricoma sp |
1.4 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
2.96 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
| 6 |
Steineria sp. |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
| 7 |
Theristus sp |
2.3 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
| 8 |
Tricoma sp |
2.5 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
| 9 |
Vasostoma sp |
2.8 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
| 10 |
Viscosia sp |
2.7 |
2.1 |
4.1 |
2.5 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
| IV |
Fish |
| 1 |
Apogonidae |
1.9 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
| 2 |
Atherinidae |
2.3 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.21 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
| 3 |
Aridae |
4.1 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
| 4 |
Blenniidae |
1.2 |
1.23 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
| 5 |
Carangidae |
1.3 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
| 6 |
Centropomidae |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
1.02 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
| 7 |
Channidae |
1.3 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
| 8 |
Chirocentridae |
4.1 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
2.05 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
| 9 |
Clupeidae |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
1.02 |
2.5 |
1.2 |
| 10 |
Cyprinidae |
1.5 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
| 11 |
Engraulidae |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
| 12 |
Exocoetidae |
5.8 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
| 13 |
Gobiidae |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
1.54 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
| 14 |
Grammatidae |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
| 15 |
Hemiramphidae |
2.5 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
| 16 |
Labridae |
3.9 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
| 17 |
Leiognathidae |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
| 18 |
Lutjanidae |
2..8 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
| 19 |
Mugilidae |
3.6 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
| 20 |
Mullidae |
1.2 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
| 21 |
Scombridae |
1.3 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
| 22 |
Serranidae |
1.5 |
2.56 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| 23 |
Stromateidae |
3.4 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
2.58 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| 24 |
Scaridae |
3.2 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
| 25 |
Sciaenidae |
2.6 |
1.9 |
1.23 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
| 26 |
Teraponidae |
2.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
1.21 |
2.1 |
| 27 |
Triacanthidae |
2.4 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
| 28 |
Fish eggs |
3.1 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
| 29 |
Fish larvae |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
| 30 |
Fish scales |
1.9 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
| V |
Zooplankton |
| 1 |
Acartia sp |
3.5 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
| 2 |
Canuella sp |
4.5 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
5.9 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
| 3 |
Cervinia sp |
6.5 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
3.5 |
5.9 |
3.45 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
| 4 |
Diarthrodes sp |
5.8 |
5.6 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
3.5 |
5.8 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
| 5 |
Eucalanus sp |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
7.5 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
| 6 |
Macrosetella sp |
3.5 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
6.3 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
6.8 |
| 7 |
Microsetella sp |
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
5.8 |
5.98 |
| 8 |
Oithona sp |
4.5 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
| 9 |
Rhicalanus sp |
5.2 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
8.5 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
5.6 |
| 10 |
Sagitta sp |
6.2 |
6.4 |
5.5 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
6.3 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
| VI |
Phytoplankton |
| 1 |
Coscinodiscus sp |
5.4 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
6.5 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
| 2 |
Cyclotella sp |
4.8 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
4.5 |
5.96 |
4.75 |
8.5 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
3.5 |
| 3 |
Diploneis sp |
5.2 |
5.6 |
4.5 |
3.55 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
| 4 |
Ditylum sp |
4.5 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
4.7 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
6.2 |
| 5 |
Navicula sp |
5.7 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
| 6 |
Odentella sp |
6.1 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
4.5 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
2.5 |
4.2 |
| 7 |
Triceratium sp |
5.4 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
| 8 |
Planktoniella sp |
3.9 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.78 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
| 9 |
Thalassiosira sp |
4.5 |
4.3 |
5.3 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
| VII |
Bivalves |
| 1 |
Arca sp |
3.5 |
3.4 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
| 2 |
Anadara sp |
5.4 |
6.5 |
3.2 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
5.6 |
6.52 |
3.14 |
5.6 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
4.6 |
| 3 |
Cardium sp |
4.7 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
5.69 |
5.1 |
6.5 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
| 4 |
Meretrix sp |
3.5 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
6.5 |
5.6 |
4.8 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
6.2 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
| 5 |
Pecten sp |
4.1 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
37 |
4.8 |
4.69 |
4.8 |
4.69 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
| 6 |
Placenta sp |
5.4 |
6.5 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
4.65 |
4.5 |
2.9 |
| VIII |
Gastropods |
| 1 |
Bullia sp |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
3.2 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
3.9 |
6.5 |
5.8 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
| 2 |
Cerithium sp |
1.5 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
8.5 |
4.6 |
6.5 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
| 3 |
Cerethedia sp |
4.5 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
9.5 |
6.5 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
| 4 |
Natica sp |
3.6 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
4.5 |
4.25 |
| 5 |
Umbonium sp |
4.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
2.6 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
| 6 |
Xancus sp |
2.6 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
| IX |
Sand |
| |
23.5 |
25.6 |
24.5 |
19.5 |
21.2 |
24.5 |
18.6 |
25.4 |
28 |
28.4 |
27.6 |
28.3 |
| X |
Digested matter |
| |
15.4 |
13.6 |
12.8 |
11.7 |
10.6 |
13.8 |
12.4 |
13.6 |
13 |
13.6 |
18.5 |
14.5 |
| XI |
Miscellaneous |
| |
41.5 |
53.1 |
45.8 |
38.6 |
34.5 |
29.5 |
31.5 |
35.6 |
40 |
41.5 |
43.5 |
48.5 |
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