Abstract
The food and feeding habits of Sardinella longiceps Val. (oil sardine), an important food item from coast of Gwadar, Balochistan was investigated for 12 months period . Four hundred and thirty specimens of S. longiceps Val. were examined for food and feeding habits, It was caught by gear operating in the sea floor.Fish obtained from the surface gill net showed poor feeding and the food consisted mainly of Coscinodiscus, a typical diatom. The fish from bottom gill nets and trawl nets had gorged stomachs and the food item Comprised mainly, either Pleurosigma or Ornithocercus , typical bottom-dwelling forms. There was variation in feeding in relation to size.
