| S:No |
Food item |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| I |
Crustacean |
| 1 |
Shrimps |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
| 2 |
Crab |
1 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| 3 |
Small prawn |
4 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| 4 |
Isopods |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| 5 |
Amphipods |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| 6 |
Tannaids |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| 7 |
Mysids |
5 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
| 8 |
Lucifer |
3 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
| 9 |
Copepods |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| 10 |
Egg and Larva |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| |
Total |
23 |
26 |
21 |
30 |
26 |
24 |
29 |
25 |
24 |
26 |
19 |
27 |
| II |
Polychaetes |
| 1 |
Armandia sp |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| 2 |
Capitella sp |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 3 |
Cossura sp |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| 4 |
Eunice sp |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| 5 |
Glycera sp |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 6 |
Hesione sp |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 7 |
Magalona sp |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| 8 |
Nephtys sp |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| 9 |
Onuphis sp |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 10 |
Ophelia sp |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| |
Total |
24 |
17 |
13 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
20 |
14 |
18 |
16 |
| III |
Nematodes |
| 1 |
Astomonema sp |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 2 |
Daaptonema sp |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| 3 |
Desmodora sp. |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 4 |
Draconema sp |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| 5 |
Quadricoma sp |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| 6 |
Steineria sp. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| 7 |
Theristus sp |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| 8 |
Tricoma sp |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 9 |
Vasostoma sp |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| 10 |
Viscosia sp |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| |
Total |
16 |
17 |
15 |
13 |
18 |
13 |
16 |
19 |
17 |
13 |
15 |
20 |
| IV |
Fish |
| 1 |
Apogonidae |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
| 2 |
Atherinidae |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
| 3 |
Aridae |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| 4 |
Blenniidae |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| 5 |
Carangidae |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
| 6 |
Centropomidae |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| 7 |
Channidae |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 8 |
Chirocentridae |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| 9 |
Clupeidae |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| 10 |
Cyprinidae |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
| 11 |
Engraulidae |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 12 |
Exocoetidae |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
| 13 |
Gobiidae |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| 14 |
Grammatidae |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
| 15 |
Hemiramphidae |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
| 16 |
Labridae |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| 17 |
Leiognathidae |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| 18 |
Lutjanidae |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| 19 |
Mugilidae |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| 20 |
Mullidae |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| 21 |
Scombridae |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 22 |
Serranidae |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| 23 |
Stromateidae |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| 24 |
Scaridae |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| 25 |
Sciaenidae |
2 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| 26 |
Teraponidae |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 27 |
Triacanthidae |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| 28 |
Fish eggs |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| 29 |
Fish larvae |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| 30 |
Fish scales |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| |
Total |
46 |
54 |
59 |
53 |
54 |
62 |
77 |
67 |
62 |
61 |
67 |
66 |
| V |
Zooplankton |
| 1 |
Acartia sp |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 2 |
Canuella sp |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 3 |
Cervinia sp |
4 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| 4 |
Diarthrodes sp |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| 5 |
Eucalanus sp |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
Macrosetella sp |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| 7 |
Microsetella sp |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| 8 |
Oithona sp |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 9 |
Rhicalanus sp |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| 10 |
Sagitta sp |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| |
Total |
23 |
20 |
13 |
17 |
25 |
17 |
25 |
17 |
14 |
20 |
16 |
27 |
| VI |
Phytoplankton |
| 1 |
Coscinodiscus sp |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Cyclotella sp |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Diploneis sp |
4 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
| 4 |
Ditylum sp |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| 5 |
Navicula sp |
3 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
| 6 |
Odentella sp |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| 7 |
Triceratium sp |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| 8 |
Planktoniella sp |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| 9 |
Thalassiosira sp |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| |
Total |
25 |
20 |
17 |
22 |
16 |
18 |
20 |
18 |
22 |
20 |
22 |
20 |
| VII |
Bivalves |
| 1 |
Arca sp |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
| 2 |
Anadara sp |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| 3 |
Cardium sp |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| 4 |
Meretrix sp |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| 5 |
Pecten sp |
4 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| 6 |
Placenta sp |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| |
Total |
14 |
12 |
13 |
15 |
11 |
14 |
15 |
17 |
15 |
10 |
13 |
15 |
| VIII |
Gastropods |
| 1 |
Bullia sp |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| 2 |
Cerithium sp |
3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Cerethedia sp |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
| 4 |
Natica sp |
1 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| 5 |
Umbonium sp |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| 6 |
Xancus sp |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| |
|
15 |
11 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
12 |
16 |
11 |
14 |
17 |
11 |
| IX |
Sand |
| |
Total |
15 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
8 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
15 |
15 |
12 |
16 |
| X |
Digested matter |
| |
Total |
8 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
| XI |
Miscellaneous |
| |
Total |
14 |
12 |
23 |
24 |
24 |
27 |
23 |
23 |
25 |
21 |
23 |
19 |
|
