Food items reported for Mylossoma aureum
n = 14
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified fish Brazil adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. Insects Terrestrial invertebrates Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Lemna spp. Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Echinochloa polystachya Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Oryza spp. Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Paspalum spp. Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants periphyton unidentified Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants fruits, flowers and seeds Brazil adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants vegetative parts of higher plants Brazil adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates aquatic invertebrates Brazil adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Perisoon Brazil juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unidentified rotifers Brazil juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans unidentified Brazil juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentified Brazil juv./adults
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