Food items reported for Sardinella aurita
n = 33
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris detritus Senegal adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Nitzschia sp. Senegal adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Chaetoceros sp. (not available) adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Coscinodiscus sp. Senegal adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Thalassiosira sp. Senegal adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms unidentified Venezuela recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates unspecified dinoflagellates Senegal adults
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates Dinophysis sp. Senegal adults
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates unidentified Venezuela recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods unspecified amphipods (not available) adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods unidentified Venezuela recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods unspecified ostracods Senegal adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods unidentified Venezuela recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Lucifer sp. Senegal adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unspecified bivalves (not available) adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unspecified gastropods Senegal adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae unspecified fish eggs Senegal adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae unidentified Venezuela recruits/juv.
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae unidentified Venezuela recruits/juv.
zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids unspecified siphonophores Senegal adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unspecified Appendicularia Senegal adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unidentified Venezuela recruits/juv.
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unspecified chaetognaths (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans unidentified Venezuela recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids unidentified Venezuela recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unidentified Venezuela recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unidentified Venezuela recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unspecified decapod larvae Senegal adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Lucifer Venezuela recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unspecified copepods Senegal adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentified Venezuela recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentified Venezuela recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentified Venezuela recruits/juv.
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