Food items reported for Decapterus punctatus
n = 29
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton finfish bony fish fish scales USA juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified algae USA juv./adults
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates unidentified dinoflagellates USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Hyperiidae USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Caprella penantis USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods unidentified USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Pinnotheres sp. USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs unidentified USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods unidentified USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified cumaceans USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods unidentified USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns unidentified carideans USA juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps Dynamena sp. USA juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified USA juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unidentified USA juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unidentified USA juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians Oikopleura sp. USA juv./adults
zoobenthos worms non-annelids unidentified nematodes USA juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unidentified polychaete larvae USA juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae fish eggs USA juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae fish larva USA juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unspecified small planktonic inverteb. Cape Verde juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unidentified cyprid USA juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unidentified nauplii USA juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unidentified zoea USA juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Centropages sp. USA juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Eucalanus sp. USA juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Labidocera sp. USA juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Corycaeus sp. USA juv./adults
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