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        | S:No | Food item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Monthly    average |  
        | 1 | Crustacean | 15.10 | 15.90 | 12.70 | 16.00 | 14.00 | 15.10 | 13.90 | 10.60 | 12.40 | 14.30 | 10.00 | 14.60 | 13.70 |  
        | 2 | Polychaetes | 7.26 | 6.36 | 7.02 | 5.24 | 7.20 | 6.72 | 6.32 | 5.29 | 9.68 | 6.06 | 7.00 | 5.09 | 6.60 |  
        | 3 | Nematodes | 6.70 | 6.35 | 6.58 | 5.31 | 5.51 | 5.88 | 5.41 | 7.49 | 7.37 | 6.10 | 6.90 | 5.14 | 6.23 |  
        | 4 | Fish | 25.70 | 20.50 | 26.30 | 22.90 | 25.00 | 26.50 | 24.30 | 26.00 | 24.00 | 24.70 | 29.00 | 26.90 | 25.20 |  
        | 5 | Zooplankton | 9.50 | 13.60 | 10.50 | 9.05 | 8.47 | 11.00 | 8.56 | 8.81 | 9.68 | 8.66 | 9.60 | 11.50 | 9.91 |  
        | 6 | Phytoplankton | 6.70 | 8.64 | 10.95 | 8.93 | 10.00 | 7.14 | 9.01 | 9.25 | 8.30 | 7.79 | 5.70 | 8.30 | 8.32 |  
        | 7 | Bivalves | 5.03 | 5.91 | 6.58 | 7.62 | 5.08 | 6.30 | 5.86 | 3.97 | 5.53 | 7.80 | 6.10 | 4.74 | 5.88 |  
        | 8 | Gastropods | 6.70 | 4.55 | 5.70 | 8.10 | 6.36 | 5.04 | 6.74 | 7.49 | 5.42 | 4.33 | 4.80 | 5.53 | 5.90 |  
        | 9 | Sand | 7.26 | 6.36 | 6.58 | 5.73 | 5.93 | 4.20 | 4.96 | 5.29 | 5.39 | 5.20 | 5.70 | 5.45 | 5.67 |  
        | 10 | Digested matter | 3.35 | 4.55 | 3.51 | 5.71 | 3.39 | 2.10 | 3.60 | 3.97 | 2.30 | 3.90 | 2.60 | 2.77 | 3.48 |  
        | 11 | Miscellaneous | 6.70 | 7.27 | 4.39 | 5.69 | 8.90 | 10.90 | 11.30 | 11.90 | 9.68 | 11.30 | 12.00 | 9.88 | 9.16 |  |