Food items reported for Istiophorus platypterus
n = 28
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Illex illecebrosus USA juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish unidentified (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish not specified India adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Decapterus russelli India adults
nekton finfish bony fish Selar spp. India adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish sardines (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Coryphaena sp. (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish anchovies (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified anchovies Oman juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Exocoetus spp. India adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Lethrinus spp. India adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ostracion sp. (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Auxis sp. (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified mackerels Oman juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified mullets Oman juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified tunas Oman juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Lagocephalus sp. (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Trachipterus sp. (not available) adults
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish unspecified fishes Oman juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs unidentified India adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Crustacea Oman juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods Cephalopoda Oman juv./adults
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