| Food I | Food II | Food III | Food name | Country | Predator Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detritus | detritus | debris | unidentified | Mexico | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Anchovies | Mexico | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Diapterus auratus | Mexico | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Bairdiella chrysoura | Mexico | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | fish skin | USA | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | unidentified fish scales | USA | juv./adults |
| plants | phytoplankton | n.a./other phytoplankton | unidentified | Mexico | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | unidentified decapods | Mexico | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | unidentified | Mexico | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | other benth. invertebrates | n.a./other benth. invertebrates | unidentified | Mexico | juv./adults |
| zooplankton | other plank. invertebrates | n.a./other plank. invertebrates | unidentified post-larval shrimps | USA | recruits/juv. |
| zooplankton | plank. crust. | mysids | unidentified mysids | USA | juv./adults |
| zooplankton | plank. crust. | mysids | unidentified mysids | USA | recruits/juv. |
| zooplankton | plank. crust. | n.a./other plank. crustaceans | unidentified | Brazil | juv./adults |
| zooplankton | plank. crust. | plank. copepods | unidentified copepods | USA | recruits/juv. |