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Table 1 Stomach fullness during various months in Portunus segnis

From: Feeding habits of blue swimming crab Portunus segnis (Forskal, 1775) in the northern coastal waters of Iran

Year/ Month

Male

     

Female

     

Percentage (%)

Total crab

Percentage (%)

Total crab

Empty

25 %

50 %

75 %

Full

 

Empty

25 %

50 %

75 %

Full

 

2010

May

36.6

4.9

22.0

9.8

26.8

41

18.2

0.0

31.8

36.4

13.6

22

June

52.2

2.9

29.0

2.9

13.0

69

39.7

17.5

3.2

14.3

25.4

63

July

48.8

0.0

7.3

15.9

28.0

82

27.5

7.8

15.7

13.7

35.3

102

Aug

25.6

1.1

8.9

18.9

45.6

90

18.4

0.0

4.6

11.5

65.5

87

Sept

53.0

4.3

6.0

9.4

27.4

117

55.2

0.0

2.1

13.5

29.2

96

Oct

48.4

8.1

29.0

9.7

4.8

62

45.9

0.0

9.4

36.5

8.2

85

Nov

46.2

23.1

0.0

15.4

15.4

13

60.9

26.1

4.3

8.7

0.0

23

Dec

56.0

22.0

4.0

12.0

6.0

50

45.2

23.8

11.9

14.3

4.8

42

2011

Jan

40.0

30.0

0.0

10.0

20.0

10

33.3

26.7

13.3

0.0

26.7

15

Feb

52.6

26.3

5.3

5.3

10.5

19

36.0

16.0

20.0

8.0

20.0

25

Mar

28.6

14.3

7.1

21.4

28.6

14

21.7

17.4

21.7

30.4

8.7

23

Apr

45.0

30.0

8.3

11.7

5.0

60

36.4

24.2

9.1

6.1

24.2

33

May

21.4

42.9

14.3

21.4

0.0

14

38.9

16.7

22.2

16.7

5.6

18

June

20.0

16.0

12.0

24.0

28.0

25

23.1

7.7

11.5

17.3

40.4

52

July

33.3

0.0

33.3

8.3

25.0

12

0.0

0.0

7.7

15.4

76.9

13

Aug

22.7

31.8

18.2

4.5

22.7

22

28.6

17.1

8.6

20.0

25.7

35

Sept

6.9

6.9

20.7

20.7

44.8

29

6.7

0.0

13.3

30.0

50.0

30

Oct

            

Nov

21.9

3.1

9.4

31.3

34.4

32

22.2

11.1

33.3

11.1

22.2

9

Dec

26.9

11.5

15.4

26.9

19.2

26

23.8

38.1

0.0

23.8

14.3

21

2012

Jan

27.8

22.2

16.7

16.7

16.7

18

27.8

16.7

22.2

16.7

16.7

18

Feb

28.0

12.0

32.0

20.0

8.0

25

31.3

31.3

18.8

12.5

6.3

16

Mar

33.3

0.0

0.0

33.3

33.3

3

0.0

0.0

0.0

30.0

70.0

10

Apr

43.8

34.4

15.6

3.1

3.1

32

21.1

15.8

26.3

31.6

5.3

19

Total

 

39.9

11.3

13.8

13.5

21.5

865

32.8

10.3

10.9

17.8

28.1

857